Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly, innovative, and supportive medicines management pharmacy team as a Band 5 Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician (MMT).

This post is suitable for a GPhC registered pharmacy technician wanting to move sector and from any clinical background. This roles base isHellesdon Hospital in Norwichbut travel to different sites may be required.

The ideal candidate will work closely with our pharmacists and MMTs, carrying out various medicines management activities to provide a patient-orientated, high quality and comprehensive clinical medicines management service to designated inpatient wards primarily at Hellesdon Hospital. You will hold an Accredited accuracy checking qualification and be proficient in medicines reconciliation.

You will have a flexible approach to the needs of the service and have a strong team work ethic. You must be well organised and able to prioritise your own work, have good interpersonal skills and be confident working independently, and as a fully integrated member of the multidisciplinary team.

Please note this is a permanent position and 30 hours per week.Ideally, we would like the working hours to cover Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday with Thursday being a non working day. However, for the right candidate we might be in a position to negotiate these hours.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of a team delivering clinical pharmacy services to:

• Adult mental health inpatient wards (Norwich and Kings Lynn)
• Kingfisher Mother and Baby Unit (Perinatal mental health service - Norwich)
• Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment (Norwich and Kings Lynn)
• Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (Norwich)
• Drug monitoring clinic (Norwich)

As a medicines management technician, you will:

• Work with other medicines management technicians and team managers to provide adequate cover for activities across dispensary and clinical services, prioritising and directing as required to ensure that optimum service delivery is maintained.
• Order medicines for stock and individual patients at ward-level in preparation for discharge using the appropriate IT systems.
• Participate in medicines management schemes on the wards including Patients Own Drugs, Self-administration, medicines reconciliation and non-stock top ups.
• Maintain a good stock control on the wards.
• Undertake patient counselling about their medicines and provide individualised information and advice about medicines to patients, carers, and other health professionals e.g., medical and nursing staff.
• Involve in discharge planning for service users ensuring a seamless medicines pathway into primary care.
• Participate in Trust wide medicines management initiatives.
• Participate in medicines management audit projects.
• Support the education and training for student pharmacy technicians and trainee pharmacists.

About us

NSFT is a forward-thinking hospital offering mental health care in Norfolk and Suffolk. We are one of the largest mental health trusts in the UK with strong links to the School of Pharmacy and Medical School at the nearby University of East Anglia. Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly, and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? The Pharmacy Department is at the forefront of healthcare delivery with a strong focus on Medicines Management and Optimisation, and innovative pharmaceutical practice. We have challenges, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the coastline and countryside to Broads National Park. We're up to 2.5 hours away from London and offer excellent rail and air links across the UK and internationally. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, restaurants, shops, and theatres. We also offer top ranking schooling and affordable house price.

Details

Date posted

29 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

246-COR8065106-B

Job locations

Hellesdon Hospital

Drayton High Road

Norwich

NR6 5BE

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Some of the benefits you can expect:

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Job description Job responsibilities Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY! Some of the benefits you can expect: NHS pension a comprehensive in house & external training programmes career progression starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) staff physio service NHS discounts and many more Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science /NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent recognised pharmacy technician qualification
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• ACPT recognised accuracy checking qualification - or be willing to work towards the qualification.

Desirable

• BTEC Level 4 Professional Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Services or equivalent

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Knowledge of electronic systems used to manage medicines supply, prescribing and patient records.

Desirable

• Ability to influence and negotiate with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff.
• Experience in supervision of other staff

Experience

Essential

• Experience of development, review, and implementation of pharmacy standard operating procedures (SOPs)

Person Specification Qualifications Essential BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science /NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent recognised pharmacy technician qualification Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council. ACPT recognised accuracy checking qualification - or be willing to work towards the qualification. Desirable BTEC Level 4 Professional Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Services or equivalent Skills Essential Excellent communication skills both verbal and written. Knowledge of electronic systems used to manage medicines supply, prescribing and patient records. Desirable Ability to influence and negotiate with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff. Experience in supervision of other staff Experience Essential Experience of development, review, and implementation of pharmacy standard operating procedures (SOPs)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Hellesdon Hospital

Drayton High Road

Norwich

NR6 5BE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Hellesdon Hospital

Drayton High Road

Norwich

NR6 5BE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

8a Family Therapist - Children and Young Peoples Eating Disorders Service

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established & highly experienced specialist service. An enthusiastic Family and Systemic Psychotherapist is being advertised to join our Children, Families and Young People (CFYP) Eating Disorders Service.

As a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist within the service, you would provide clinical input across Suffolk, however we are also be open to a discussion regarding locality preferences if this fits with the service needs. The team operate core hours 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday with a base both in Ipswich and Bury st Edmunds/Newmarket.

The applicant, if successful, will be providing highly specialist multidisciplinary assessment & treatment for children and adolescents with eating disorders. You will provide expert clinical interventions to families and individuals, as well as joining and supporting more junior but experienced colleagues with cases.

Main duties of the job

You will be providing highly specialist assessment and treatment to families and young people within a systemic framework that utilises family therapy models and interventions.

The role includes offering monthly group and individual supervision to the wider practitioners within the team, sharing of systemic thinking within this group supervision and in clinical team case discussions. This is also widened onto systemic consultations and supporting MDT members in formulation, case reviews & discussions and therapeutic skills.

The service has a systemic underpinning with Family Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa / Bulimia Nervosa (FT-AN/BN) Treatment Model (Family Based Treatment/Maudsley Model) for eating disorders as its core intervention and training will be accessible.

The service takes a holistic whole family approach to assessment and intervention and the MDT consists of clinical team leaders, nurses, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, dietitians, assistant mental health practitioners, assistant psychologists, support workers and peer support worker.

The team hold team working and a shared culture and ethos at their core and the team strives to conduct the more complex cases in therapeutic pairs where possible.

The service also operates an Intensive Support Pathway embedded in the team and this can include family therapy sessions during this intense treatment period alongside the Multidisciplinary Team.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive. In addition to consolidating our NICE-recommended treatment offer, we also welcome innovative treatment approaches to delivering eating disorder care. We will support you to access relevant specialist training and contribute to treatment evaluation.

Recognising the value of our psychological workforce, you will be part of a psychology-led care group, which is currently offering a competitive recruitment incentive.

Benefits included with this role are:-

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service

NHS discounts and many more

Job description

Job responsibilities

This post is embedded into the Eating Disorders Senior Leadership Team with ongoing opportunities to play a key role in service development which can include the implementation of Multi Family Group Therapy.

NSFT in Suffolk is eager to establish systemic thinking and practice across the board and your input in this will be really valued. You will be able to work closely with fellow Family and Systemic Psychotherapists in different teams across the trust.

The post holder will have experience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological treatment.

You will be utilising skills in complex methods of systemic assessment, intervention and management and possess well developed communication skills. You will be working closely with the already established systemic workforce in the service, as well as the senior leadership teams.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Postgraduate qualification in appropriate mental health/social welfare profession
• Masters or Doctoral level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy
• Eligibility for UKCP registration
• Training in teaching Systematic Psychotherapy

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of continuing professional development as required by UKCP/AFT guidelines

Skills

Essential

• Skills in applying systemic theory to work with individuals, couples, family systems, groups and organisations
• Ability to support development of profession though participation in professional bodies and activities
• Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to hold the stresses of others

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job summary

East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) is looking to recruit a trusts & foundations manager to join us for 30 hours per week, worked as 4 days across Monday - Friday. The role is hospice-based, with the opportunity for some home working. Please specify your preferred EACH hospice work-base location (Milton, Norwich or Ipswich) when applying.

At EACH, we support children and young people with life-threatening conditions, and their families. We are seeking an experienced trusts and foundations manager to lead the delivery of our trusts and foundations fundraising programme, securing income from charitable trusts, foundations and grant-making organisations to support hospice services, projects and developments.

Main duties of the job

• Lead the delivery of EACH's trusts and foundations fundraising strategy.
• Develop and manage a sustainable pipeline of funding opportunities.
• Build and maintain relationships with charitable trusts, foundations and grant-making organisations.
• Prepare high-quality funding applications, proposals and impact reports.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to develop projects, funding packages and capital appeal opportunities.
• Monitor performance against income targets and contribute to reporting for senior leadership and trustees.
• Ensure accurate CRM management and compliance with fundraising and data protection requirements.

About us

East Anglias Childrens Hospices (EACH) ensures the best possible quality of life and makes every moment count for children and families across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk. Our family-centred approach includes specialist nursing care, symptom management nursing, short breaks, wellbeing activities, therapies, care at end of life, bereavement support, counselling and volunteer services in the family home; all meeting the individual needs of the child, young person and whole family.

In 2020, all three of our hospices; The Nook (Norfolk), The Treehouse (Ipswich) and Milton (Cambridge) were rated OUTSTANDING by the Care Quality Commission.

Our people are central to our success. We have a talented workforce of staff and volunteers in care, fundraising, retail, facilities, IT, finance, marketing & communications and human resources.

Were over 440 employees strong, with a team of more than 2,000 volunteers across the organisation including over 50 shops and a retail distribution centre.

Benefits of working for us include

• Enhanced holiday plus holiday purchase scheme
• Flexible/hybrid working
• Employee health cash plan
• Employee assistance programme
• Employer pension scheme, with up to 7% employer contribution, and life assurance cover
• Free eye tests
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of trusts and grant fundraising, including developing funding opportunities and supporter relationships.
• Experience of securing income against financial targets.
• Experience of preparing funding applications, reports and proposals.
• The ability to interpret information and data to create evidence-based applications and cases for support.
• Relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience of managing priorities and delivering work to deadlines.
• Experience of supporting, developing or managing others.
• Effective written, verbal and presentation skills.

Job summary

The Role Be the calm voice people turn to when they need help most. Every day, thousands of people contact NHS 111 looking for advice, reassurance and urgent support. As an IC24 Health Advisor, you'll often be their first point of contact. Through calm conversations, careful listening and guided assessment pathways, you'll assess patients needs and help them access the right care, from the right service, at the right time. No two calls are the same. You could be reassuring a parent worried about their child's earache, supporting someone with a minor illness, those in mental health crises or helping a caller whose symptoms require an emergency ambulance response. Whatever the situation, you'll balance compassion with professionalism while making safe decisions in a fast-paced environment. This isn't just a customer service role. It's a role with real responsibility, purpose and the opportunity to make a genuine difference to people's lives every single day. The work can be relentless and emotionally demanding, but you'll never be expected to do it alone. With comprehensive training, ongoing coaching and the support of experienced colleagues and clinicians, we'll help you build the skills and confidence to succeed. To learn more about a day in the life of a Health Advisor click here to watch our video. 100% office attendance required What you'll be doing Being the first point of contact for patients Answer NHS 111 calls, listen carefully to patients' concerns and gather the information needed to understand their needs.

Main duties of the job

This role as an NHS 111 Health Advisor involves serving as the first point of contact for patients seeking medical advice, reassurance, or urgent support. The responsibilities include answering NHS 111 calls, listening to patients' concerns, assessing their needs using NHS Pathways, and directing them to appropriate care. The role requires effective communication, the ability to stay calm under pressure, and a genuine desire to help people. While healthcare experience isn't necessary, the job emphasizes the importance of empathy, professionalism, multitasking, and using multiple IT systems accurately in a fast-paced environment. Comprehensive training and ongoing coaching are provided to help build the required skills and confidence, but new advisors should be prepared for the intensity and volume of calls as well as the emotional impact. Full-time and part-time options are available, and working hours include night, weekend, and holiday shifts, which offer pay enhancements.

About us

Integrated Care 24 (IC24) is a leading not-for-profit social enterprise providing NHS 111, GP Out of Hours, primary care, and urgent care services to over six million patients across the UK. The organization is dedicated to helping patients access needed care when they need it the most. As an NHS 111 Health Advisor, youll be part of a team providing critical support, facing rewarding yet challenging situations with comprehensive training and support from experienced colleagues. IC24 commits to equal opportunities, encouraging applications from underrepresented groups, and values inclusion, respect, and innovative solutions to enhance patient care.

Details

Date posted

25 September 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24,929.44 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1555062637

Job locations

IC24

Norwich

NR7 0WF

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

The Role

Be the calm voice people turn to when they need help most.

Every day, thousands of people contact NHS 111 looking for advice, reassurance and urgent support.

As an IC24 Health Advisor, you'll often be their first point of contact. Through calm conversations, careful listening and guided assessment pathways, you'll assess patients needs and help them access the right care, from the right service, at the right time.

No two calls are the same. You could be reassuring a parent worried about their child's earache, supporting someone with a minor illness, those in mental health crises or helping a caller whose symptoms require an emergency ambulance response. Whatever the situation, you'll balance compassion with professionalism while making safe decisions in a fast-paced environment.

This isn't just a customer service role. It's a role with real responsibility, purpose and the opportunity to make a genuine difference to people's lives every single day.

The work can be relentless and emotionally demanding, but you'll never be expected to do it alone. With comprehensive training, ongoing coaching and the support of experienced colleagues and clinicians, we'll help you build the skills and confidence to succeed.

To learn more about a day in the life of a Health Advisor click here to watch our video.

100% office attendance required

What you'll be doing

Being the first point of contact for patients

Answer NHS 111 calls, listen carefully to patients' concerns and gather the information needed to understand their needs.

Assessing patient needs safely

Use NHS Pathways and approved processes to assess both urgent and non-urgent conditions, ensuring patients receive safe and appropriate outcomes.

Directing people to the right care

Signpost callers to the most appropriate service, whether that's self-care advice, primary care, urgent treatment, community services or an emergency response.

Managing challenging conversations

Support callers who may be distressed, anxious or vulnerable, demonstrating empathy while maintaining professionalism and appropriate boundaries.

Multitasking with accuracy

Navigate multiple IT systems, record information accurately and follow established processes while speaking with callers.

Delivering high-quality care

Work to quality standards, service expectations and compliance requirements while keeping patient safety at the heart of every decision.

Learning and developing

Take part in training, coaching, competency assessments and ongoing development to continually build your knowledge and confidence.

Supporting safe patient care

Recognise safeguarding concerns, escalate where appropriate and demonstrate IC24's values of Care, Excellence, Respect and Innovation in every interaction.

Who this role suits

You don't need previous healthcare experience to succeed as a Health Advisor.

What matters most is your ability to communicate, stay calm under pressure and genuinely care about helping people. We'll teach you the clinical systems and processes - you bring the right attitude, and we'll help you develop the rest.

You'll thrive in this role if you:

• Care about making a positive difference to people's lives.
• Communicate confidently, listen actively and build rapport with people from all walks of life, with excellent spoken and written English.
• Stay calm, show empathy and make sound decisions in fast-paced or emotionally challenging situations.
• Are confident using technology, navigating multiple computer systems and multitasking accurately.
• Learn quickly, welcome feedback and are committed to continuous development.
• Are reliable, take responsibility for your attendance and performance, and can work a 24/7 rota, including weekends.
• Values inclusion, dignity, confidentiality and respect for everyone

Who are we?

Integrated Care 24 (IC24) is a leading not-for-profit social enterprise providing NHS 111, GP Out of Hours, primary care and urgent care services to more than six million patients across the UK.

Every day, our people help patients access the care they need, when they need it most.

Why IC24?

Working in NHS 111 is rewarding, but it comes with challenges. At IC24, you'll never face those challenges alone.

You'll receive comprehensive training, ongoing coaching and the support of experienced colleagues and clinicians who want to see you succeed. Whether you're joining from customer service, retail, hospitality or healthcare, we'll help you build the confidence and skills to become an outstanding Health Advisor.

Let's be honest about the role

This role isn't for everyone.

Calls can be back-to-back, and you'll regularly speak with people who are worried, distressed or experiencing serious symptoms. The pace is fast, the training is intensive and there's a lot to learn as you build confidence using NHS Pathways, clinical processes and multiple computer systems.

Some new starters underestimate:

• The intensity and volume of calls.
• The emotional impact of difficult conversations.
• The level of multitasking and IT skills required.
• The importance of attendance, punctuality and personal resilience.
• How quickly safe decisions sometimes need to be made.
• The ongoing learning, coaching and quality assessments that support safe patient care.

What can't easily be taught is resilience, emotional intelligence, compassion and a genuine desire to help people.

Working HoursAll Health Advisors must be able to work at least 50% of weekends.

Full-Time Options Youll work a mix of early and late shifts, starting at 7am or 8am and finishing later than 10pm. If preferred, you can choose to work only late shifts or night shifts (typically 10pm to 6am). Weekend shifts are required every other weekend, but you can opt to work more if youd like.

Part-Time OptionsPart-time roles mainly focus on evening and weekend shifts, but a mix of early and evening shifts may be offered.

Weekday shifts are between 4-6-hours, either early between 6am-12noon or late from 4pm and longer shifts on the weekends.

Weekend-only roles are also available, and additional hours may be offered during busy periods

Training and Start DatesWere looking for candidates who can start training in October and November. Please note, the training for this role runs for 5 weeks and is full time (37.5 hours per week). We offer these courses in two timetables, either Monday-Friday 9am-5pm or Evening and Weekends.

What's in it for you?

• £12.75 per hour, plus enhancements of up to 60% for unsociable hours.
• NHS Pension Scheme
• 33 days annual leave
• Enhanced family leave policies.
• Wellbeing support, Employee Assistance Programme and occupational health services.
• Ongoing training, coaching and career development opportunities.
• Blue Light Card eligibility and access to employee reward and discount schemes.
• The opportunity to do meaningful work that genuinely makes a difference to people's lives.

Employment is subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, a satisfactory Enhanced DBS with Barred Lists check, and three years of satisfactory references.

Come and Meet Us If you are shortlisted, we will invite you to an assessment evening at our Norwich Care Coordination Centre, Norfolk, NR7 0WF.This is a great opportunity to learn more about the role, meet the team and take part in a face-to-face interview.

We celebrate brave ideas and brave people.

We have a duty to safeguard, protect and promote the welfare of those who use our services and our employees. This means we take every step we can to protect from harm, abuse and damage.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all and encourage applications from ethnic minorities, those with disabilities, LGBTQ+ communities, neurodiverse individuals and other under-represented groups. We're dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong.

If you need any workplace adjustments during the application or interview process, or have accessibility requirements, please contact the recruitment team.

Job description Job responsibilities Package Description:The RoleBe the calm voice people turn to when they need help most.Every day, thousands of people contact NHS 111 looking for advice, reassurance and urgent support.As an IC24 Health Advisor, you'll often be their first point of contact. Through calm conversations, careful listening and guided assessment pathways, you'll assess patients needs and help them access the right care, from the right service, at the right time.No two calls are the same. You could be reassuring a parent worried about their child's earache, supporting someone with a minor illness, those in mental health crises or helping a caller whose symptoms require an emergency ambulance response. Whatever the situation, you'll balance compassion with professionalism while making safe decisions in a fast-paced environment.This isn't just a customer service role. It's a role with real responsibility, purpose and the opportunity to make a genuine difference to people's lives every single day.The work can be relentless and emotionally demanding, but you'll never be expected to do it alone. With comprehensive training, ongoing coaching and the support of experienced colleagues and clinicians, we'll help you build the skills and confidence to succeed.To learn more about a day in the life of a Health Advisor click here to watch our video.100% office attendance requiredWhat you'll be doingBeing the first point of contact for patientsAnswer NHS 111 calls, listen carefully to patients' concerns and gather the information needed to understand their needs.Assessing patient needs safelyUse NHS Pathways and approved processes to assess both urgent and non-urgent conditions, ensuring patients receive safe and appropriate outcomes.Directing people to the right careSignpost callers to the most appropriate service, whether that's self-care advice, primary care, urgent treatment, community services or an emergency response.Managing challenging conversationsSupport callers who may be distressed, anxious or vulnerable, demonstrating empathy while maintaining professionalism and appropriate boundaries.Multitasking with accuracyNavigate multiple IT systems, record information accurately and follow established processes while speaking with callers.Delivering high-quality careWork to quality standards, service expectations and compliance requirements while keeping patient safety at the heart of every decision.Learning and developingTake part in training, coaching, competency assessments and ongoing development to continually build your knowledge and confidence.Supporting safe patient careRecognise safeguarding concerns, escalate where appropriate and demonstrate IC24's values of Care, Excellence, Respect and Innovation in every interaction.Who this role suitsYou don't need previous healthcare experience to succeed as a Health Advisor.What matters most is your ability to communicate, stay calm under pressure and genuinely care about helping people. We'll teach you the clinical systems and processes - you bring the right attitude, and we'll help you develop the rest.You'll thrive in this role if you: Care about making a positive difference to people's lives. Communicate confidently, listen actively and build rapport with people from all walks of life, with excellent spoken and written English. Stay calm, show empathy and make sound decisions in fast-paced or emotionally challenging situations. Are confident using technology, navigating multiple computer systems and multitasking accurately. Learn quickly, welcome feedback and are committed to continuous development. Are reliable, take responsibility for your attendance and performance, and can work a 24/7 rota, including weekends. Values inclusion, dignity, confidentiality and respect for everyoneWho are we?Integrated Care 24 (IC24) is a leading not-for-profit social enterprise providing NHS 111, GP Out of Hours, primary care and urgent care services to more than six million patients across the UK.Every day, our people help patients access the care they need, when they need it most.Why IC24?Working in NHS 111 is rewarding, but it comes with challenges. At IC24, you'll never face those challenges alone.You'll receive comprehensive training, ongoing coaching and the support of experienced colleagues and clinicians who want to see you succeed. Whether you're joining from customer service, retail, hospitality or healthcare, we'll help you build the confidence and skills to become an outstanding Health Advisor.Let's be honest about the roleThis role isn't for everyone.Calls can be back-to-back, and you'll regularly speak with people who are worried, distressed or experiencing serious symptoms. The pace is fast, the training is intensive and there's a lot to learn as you build confidence using NHS Pathways, clinical processes and multiple computer systems.Some new starters underestimate: The intensity and volume of calls. The emotional impact of difficult conversations. The level of multitasking and IT skills required. The importance of attendance, punctuality and personal resilience. How quickly safe decisions sometimes need to be made. The ongoing learning, coaching and quality assessments that support safe patient care.What can't easily be taught is resilience, emotional intelligence, compassion and a genuine desire to help people.Working HoursAll Health Advisors must be able to work at least 50% of weekends.Full-Time Options Youll work a mix of early and late shifts, starting at 7am or 8am and finishing later than 10pm. If preferred, you can choose to work only late shifts or night shifts (typically 10pm to 6am). Weekend shifts are required every other weekend, but you can opt to work more if youd like.Part-Time OptionsPart-time roles mainly focus on evening and weekend shifts, but a mix of early and evening shifts may be offered.Weekday shifts are between 4-6-hours, either early between 6am-12noon or late from 4pm and longer shifts on the weekends.Weekend-only roles are also available, and additional hours may be offered during busy periodsTraining and Start DatesWere looking for candidates who can start training in October and November. Please note, the training for this role runs for 5 weeks and is full time (37.5 hours per week). We offer these courses in two timetables, either Monday-Friday 9am-5pm or Evening and Weekends.What's in it for you? £12.75 per hour, plus enhancements of up to 60% for unsociable hours. NHS Pension Scheme 33 days annual leave Enhanced family leave policies. Wellbeing support, Employee Assistance Programme and occupational health services. Ongoing training, coaching and career development opportunities. Blue Light Card eligibility and access to employee reward and discount schemes. The opportunity to do meaningful work that genuinely makes a difference to people's lives.Employment is subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, a satisfactory Enhanced DBS with Barred Lists check, and three years of satisfactory references.Come and Meet Us If you are shortlisted, we will invite you to an assessment evening at our Norwich Care Coordination Centre, Norfolk, NR7 0WF.This is a great opportunity to learn more about the role, meet the team and take part in a face-to-face interview.We celebrate brave ideas and brave people.We have a duty to safeguard, protect and promote the welfare of those who use our services and our employees. This means we take every step we can to protect from harm, abuse and damage.We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all and encourage applications from ethnic minorities, those with disabilities, LGBTQ+ communities, neurodiverse individuals and other under-represented groups. We're dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong.If you need any workplace adjustments during the application or interview process, or have accessibility requirements, please contact the recruitment team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Healthcare experience is not required, but candidates should be able to effectively communicate, demonstrate empathy, and work calmly under pressure. A commitment to learning and self-development, reliability, and the capacity to work a flexible 24/7 rota are essential.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Healthcare experience is not required, but candidates should be able to effectively communicate, demonstrate empathy, and work calmly under pressure. A commitment to learning and self-development, reliability, and the capacity to work a flexible 24/7 rota are essential.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Integrated Care 24 Ltd

Address

IC24

Norwich

NR7 0WF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://careers.ic24.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Integrated Care 24 Ltd

Address

IC24

Norwich

NR7 0WF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://careers.ic24.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

We are looking for a professional, conscientious and highly effective Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly team in Botesdale.

Main duties of the job

The Pharmacy Technician will act within their professional boundaries, working alongsideClinical and Dispensary team within the practice and the wider Blackbourne PCN. They will support the practice clinical teams with queries regarding medication from patients, complete audits regarding patient safety in the prescribing of medication and supports public health and screening programmes including immunisations and vaccination programmes whilst participating in quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and reduce health inequalities.

About us

We are a rural GMS 10200 patient surgery with 4 Partners, 6 Salaried GPs and a fantastic clinical and practice team with an on-site Dispensary. We are located in a modern, recently extended surgery in the glorious surrounding countryside.

Details

Date posted

25 September 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1526-PharTechSept26

Job locations

Back Hills

Botesdale

Diss

Norfolk

IP22 1DW

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties

The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by switching medications to agreed and approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes in General Practice, including promotion of repeat dispensing and online ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce wasted medicines.

Support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients.

Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing.

Assist in conducting prescribing audits, responding to national safety alerts (e.g., MHRA), and implementing Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF) and prescribing incentive schemes.

Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings. This will be achieved through undertaking clinical audits (e.g., use of antibiotics), supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services.

Work with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation, including implementing efficient ordering and return processes, and reducing wastage.

Support practice dispensary team in sorting and streaming general prescription requests, so as to allow GPs to review the more clinically complex requests.

Support medicines optimisation systems with a range of services to get the best value from medicines by using safe repeat prescribing systems, and timely monitoring and management of high-risk medicines.

Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the use of the Electronic Prescription Service.

Be aware of duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children.

Handle prescription queries and requests directly.

Be an integral part of the general practice team.

Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems.

Participate in clinical audits and research projects and implements changes as required, including supporting with the development, and updating of practice protocols / guidelines and procedures locally.

Support in the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements.

Support in the management of patient complaints when requested to do so and participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought about through incidents and near-miss events.

Undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes.

Contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance.

Attend a formal appraisal with their manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed.

Contribute to public health campaigns (e.g. flu clinics).

Other Responsibilities

ADMINISTRATION

Contributes and participates in audits, evaluation and clinical standard setting within the Practice.

Accurate and timely summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data.

Complete all required paperwork for legal and administrative purposes in accordance with relevant standards.

Ensure that all practice policies are fully implemented.

Work in accordance with all governance and internal systems relating to (but not limited to) the management of clinical data and systems.

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

Taking responsibility for own development with relevant evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role to meet clinical governance guidelines for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and a Personal Development Plan (PDP).

Stay up to date through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements are met, demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Subject to a performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.

Work closely with other clinical staff and administrative managers in the setting up and/or improving of practice systems for monitoring/measuring performance against Clinical Governance and Quality Indicator targets

Work to deliver the NHS contract requirements related to the practice (including the terms of the Quality and Outcomes Framework and locally enhanced services)

Job description Job responsibilities Main DutiesThe post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by switching medications to agreed and approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes in General Practice, including promotion of repeat dispensing and online ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce wasted medicines. Support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients. Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. Assist in conducting prescribing audits, responding to national safety alerts (e.g., MHRA), and implementing Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF) and prescribing incentive schemes. Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings. This will be achieved through undertaking clinical audits (e.g., use of antibiotics), supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services. Work with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation, including implementing efficient ordering and return processes, and reducing wastage. Support practice dispensary team in sorting and streaming general prescription requests, so as to allow GPs to review the more clinically complex requests. Support medicines optimisation systems with a range of services to get the best value from medicines by using safe repeat prescribing systems, and timely monitoring and management of high-risk medicines. Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the use of the Electronic Prescription Service. Be aware of duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children. Handle prescription queries and requests directly. Be an integral part of the general practice team. Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems. Participate in clinical audits and research projects and implements changes as required, including supporting with the development, and updating of practice protocols / guidelines and procedures locally. Support in the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements. Support in the management of patient complaints when requested to do so and participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought about through incidents and near-miss events. Undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes. Contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance. Attend a formal appraisal with their manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed. Contribute to public health campaigns (e.g. flu clinics).Other ResponsibilitiesADMINISTRATION Contributes and participates in audits, evaluation and clinical standard setting within the Practice. Accurate and timely summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data. Complete all required paperwork for legal and administrative purposes in accordance with relevant standards. Ensure that all practice policies are fully implemented. Work in accordance with all governance and internal systems relating to (but not limited to) the management of clinical data and systems.TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT Taking responsibility for own development with relevant evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role to meet clinical governance guidelines for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and a Personal Development Plan (PDP). Stay up to date through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements are met, demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work. Subject to a performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development. Work closely with other clinical staff and administrative managers in the setting up and/or improving of practice systems for monitoring/measuring performance against Clinical Governance and Quality Indicator targets Work to deliver the NHS contract requirements related to the practice (including the terms of the Quality and Outcomes Framework and locally enhanced services)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified and GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Qualified and GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Botesdale Health Centre

Address

Back Hills

Botesdale

Diss

Norfolk

IP22 1DW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.botesdalehealthcentre.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Botesdale Health Centre

Address

Back Hills

Botesdale

Diss

Norfolk

IP22 1DW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.botesdalehealthcentre.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Band 7 - Clinical Psychologist (MHST South)

This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist to join HPFT MHST South team. The post is designed for a psychologist who is ready to consolidate specialist skills while developing into a senior clinician.

The role will operate across MHST South including bases in 3Rivers, Hertsmere and Watford. The post holder will be expected to work from all locations in line with clinical need, team arrangements and service priorities.

The MHST South Clinical Psychologist will be expected to work as a member of the multi-disciplinary school's Mental Health Support Team (MHST); assisting in the provision of a high quality service to children, young people and their families experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. The role requires skills in assessing, planning, organising, reviewing and supervision.

The post holder should have completed or willing to complete a Postgraduate Certificate in Supervision course. This can be an EMHP supervision course, low intensity supervision course, or CYP-PT Supervision course.

The post holder willutilisetheir skills and knowledge of CBTinformed interventionsand child and adolescent mental health practice,tosupervise the Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs), Senior Wellbeing Practitioners (SWPs), Senior Practitioners, and assistant psychologists in the team.

Main duties of the job

• To triage and provide psychological assessment and interventions for children and young people in an educational setting
• If not already completed, the post holder will be expected to attend university to complete a Postgraduate Certification in Supervision
• Undertake and record accurate assessments of risk and operate clear risk management processes in line with locally agreed procedures including the safeguarding protocols of the educational setting and HPFT Safeguarding policy.

• To provide specialist expertise and psychological support to clients, their carers and staff working with the clients

• To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management

• To provide consultation asrequiredto other professionals (such as teachers and family workers) around mental health issues in children and young people inschools.

• To enhance emotional wellbeing and to promote or build resilience in children and young people through educational workshops, assemblies, and PSHE lessons.

About us

Hertfordshire NHS Partnership Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role please refer to the job description and person specification documents attached.

Person Specification

Knowledge/Training/Experience

Essential

• Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology or approved equivalent.
• Training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice including CBT
• Post registration experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment with clients with a range of psychological needs
• Registered as a Clinical Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council.

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Assessed experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children/adolescents with a wide range of presentations of varying severity. This would usually include at least 2 years post qualification experience, or other evidenced experience.
• Experience of working with mild to moderate mental health problems with a wide range of client groups across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
• Abilities to provide consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
• Good general knowledge of the literature and research concerning mental health interventions with children, particularly the clinical effectiveness of such interventions
• Knowledge of Child Protection Procedures
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan
• Good presentation and teaching skills and ability to use multi -media materials for formal presentations to large groups
• Experience of working within a multi -cultural framework
• Already completed or willing to complete a postgraduate certificate in supervision; either a low intensity supervision course or Psychological Therapies supervision course

Desirable

• Experience of service quality monitoring e.g. clinical audit, evaluative research, etc
• Experience of having published in either peer reviewed academic or professional journals and/or books

Communication Skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/ or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
• Ability to work therapeutically with young people and their families
• Ability to work as a fully participating member of a multi-disciplinary team and the ability to respect and value other members contributions
• Positive problem solving approach

Physical Skills

Essential

• Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving)
• IT skills; include use of Microsoft Office and Outlook

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job summary

Please be aware that this role is NOT eligible for Sponsorship

Candidates are advised to submit applications early to avoid disappointment as this vacancy may close early due to high application numbers.

NHS Talking Therapies in Hertfordshire are seeking a highly motivated and creative Assistant Psychologist (AP) to join our well-established service and contribute to the delivery of psychological therapies in a primary care setting.

We recognise the AP role as being an important step towards entering clinical psychology training and have a very successful record of our APs going onto clinical training having worked in the role. We attribute this to the blend of clinical and research/audit experience that the role combines as well as a firm grounding in understanding primary care within the NHS.

We are seeking an Assistant Psychologist who will work under supervision to provide psychological assessment and treatment to service users with depression and anxiety, and will contribute to the development of the service through audits, data collection and research and innovation projects. The delivery of webinars and supporting online groups are also a significant part of the role. Service user experience, innovation and development are key focuses within the Hertfordshire Talking Therapies service and you will be supported and encouraged to attend CPD and training to help you develop in your role.

Main duties of the job

Applicants must be psychology graduates with at least a 2:1 degree and be eligible for graduate basis for registration with the British Psychological Society. You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, good organisational skills, and the ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team.

You will have excellent data analysis skills and be competent in using Excel and SPSS. We are particularly interested in individuals who can demonstrate research skills, as a significant proportion of the role involves analysing outcome data and carrying out audits to help with service improvement and delivery.

If you are invited to interview, you must bring with you any academic qualification certificates and evidence you hold, as applicable. Offers cannot be made without this information.Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details of the role/responsibilities and requirements for this post.

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission

Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary:

To support the work of staff in the Primary Care Service, including providing psychological assessment and interventions under the supervision of a qualified Psychologist or CBT therapist. To assist in audit and data collection and the development of research and innovation projects. To work independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified Psychologist and within the overall framework of HPFTs policies and procedures.

For staff working in the digital team the role is predominantly remote (home working) but there may be occasions when you will need to travel to a Trust site or other location for training and development purposes. There may be circumstances where you are required to travel to other bases or attend the office on additional days due to service need or demand.

All staff should comply with the Trusts Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.

Key Relationships:

To work closely with the Digital Team Talking Therapies team, including Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, High Intensity Workers, Counsellors, Administrators and Senior Staff.

Attend clinical and managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with line manager and in line with professional requirements.

Contribute to the training and support of other staff in the Talking Therapies Service.

To work closely with the data team regarding service data and evaluation.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating bodies and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department of health (e.g. NHS plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence).

Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times.

Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of treatment for common mental health problems.

Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.

Contribute to the development of best practice within the service.

Maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and procedures in relation to Mental Health and Primary Care Services.

All employees have a duty and responsibility for their own health and safety and the health of safety of colleagues, patients and the general public.

All employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that information processed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies.

Clinical Responsibility

Clinical:

Under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist or CBT Therapist to undertake psychological assessments of clients referred to the service, using the Talking Therapies minimum data set and other questionnaire measures as appropriate.

To perform telephone screening assessments under the supervision of a qualified CBT therapist or psychologist.

To assist the Clinical Psychologist and other clinical staff in the co- ordination and running of psychoeducational and therapeutic CBT groups and other psychological interventions across the county.

To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and intervention to the benefit of all clients referred to the service.

To deliver public facing psychoeducational webinars.

To attend and contribute to appropriate meetings relevant to the service.

Research & Service Evaluation:

To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects.

To undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes, including Word, Excel, SPSS.

To undertake searches of evidence-based literature and research to assist qualified Psychologists and therapists in evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other team members.

To participate in the development of innovation projects within Talking Therapies.

To deliver training on designated project areas under the supervision of clinical leads.

Leadership and Staff Management Responsibility

The Post holder will not have any line management responsibility.

Financial Responsibility

The Post holder will not hold any budgetary responsibility.

Service Development and Improvement

To contribute to the development of best practice within the service.

To participate in the development of innovation projects within Talking Therapies.

Communications

To always communicate in line with the trust values: welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional.

To communicate effectively with members of the Talking Therapies team, through written and verbal communication.

To communicate statistical data through audits and monthly reports to the Talking Therapies Senior team. To present, verbally or in writing, relevant data to the wider team as required.

To communicate sensitively and appropriately with patients, and members of the public at service events.

To liaise and communicate with other NHS teams and statutory services as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Honours degree of higher in Psychology
• Entitlement to graduate membership of BPS

Desirable

• Further post grad training in relevant areas of psychology, mental health practice or research, design and analysis

Experience

Essential

• Worked with people with MH problems
• Understanding of and compliance with relevant professional standards and practice
• Use of computers for data analysis (excel and SPSS)

Desirable

• Working in primary care services
• Has undertaken audit in clinical services

Skills

Essential

• High standard of report writing
• Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues
• Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a primary care context
• Can communicate effectively within MDT
• Able to interact with service users in a respectful and empathic manner
• Team working
• Interest in working with people with MH problems
• High level communication skills to manage sensitive conversations, and ability to work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive
• Ability to assess common mental health problems
• Understanding of importance of using evidence based psychological interventions in primary care
• Car driver
• Ability to work under pressure
• Able to manage own workload
• Self-reflective
• Ability to develop good therapeutic relationships with service users and carers

Desirable

• Fluent in languages other than english

Job summary

Are you a psychologist with a knowledge and desire to work with vulnerable children who are supported by the local authority or are looked after by the Local Authority?

Would you like to work for an outstanding Trust?

The post-holder will be a member of the award winning Community CAMHS Targeted Team who offer care to children and young people presenting with emotional and behavioural problems where they may have a history of complex attachment difficulties due to abuse, neglect, trauma which are causing emotional distress and impacting on their mental health. The children we support always have a social worker who is actively supporting the family and who may be on the edge of care. Looked after by the local authority or children who have been adopted.

CAMHS Targeted Team is a welcoming, supportive multi-disciplinary team who are committed to providing innovative and high quality care. We offer a variety of evidence based specialist therapeutic interventions such as : Trauma focused CBT, work informed by Dyadic developmental psychotherapy, play therapy, systemically informed reflective network interventions and we use our knowledge of trauma and attachment to support those receiving the service whether this is direct or indirect work for the child/carers and or the networks. We work closely with a range of colleagues in social care, schools and other partners.

Main duties of the job

Main duties

The successful candidate will:

• conduct assessments and provide therapeutic interventions, in line with NICE guidance and excellent clinical practice, for children who have experienced adverse childhood experiences and may have complex trauma and other mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
• There will be significant working with partner agencies such as Hertfordshire Children's service due to the nature of our team
• be part of a senior leadership team
• be part of an excellent multi-disciplinary team
• be expected to work holistically with your service users, taking a care coordination function as required
• This role would involve offering supervision to a highly skilled team
• Enhancing the teams knowledge base around trauma and mental health where children have been exposed to ACES
• Support with service development
• have oversight of professional development in team

About us

Hertfordshire NHS Partnership Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission

Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

We can offer you:

• leadership and management training
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
• One of the UK's best pension schemes
• Special leave for family and personal reasons
• NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff)
• Employee Assistance Programme

Our staff survey results tell a story of highly engaged, motivated, passionate people working at HPFT. The survey has shown that staff overwhelmingly believe that their role makes a difference to service users, to the extent that HPFT had the best score nationally for this question.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job description

• To provide highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on clients psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues, professionals from other agencies and to other non-professional carers
• The post-holder will offer Specialist Trauma and attachment based therapeutic Intervention
• To be part of leadership team guiding team in clinical practice ensuring team is functioning to meet clinical demand.
• To be part of a leadership team supporting operational functions for a team with multiple stakeholders.
• To work effectively as a fully integrated member of the multi-disciplinary team, including taking an active part in MDT meetings
• To provide clinical/professional supervision to other team members within the MDT
• To provide placements to trainee clinical/counselling psychologists
• To work autonomously within professional practice guidelines and Trust policies and procedures
• To propose and implement policy and to support with service development undertake research, service evaluation and audit for own team/service and to contribute to the training of clinical/counselling psychologists and other
• To ensure the systematic provision of a highly specialist clinical / counselling psychology service to clients of the Specialist CAMHS Targeted multidisciplinary team, across all sectors of care, within the context of the principles of CAPA (The Choice and Partnership Approach) and CYP-IAPT, providing both Core work (as defined by CAPA) and also contributing to Specific/Specialist work (as defined by CAPA) including contributing to provision of a specific model of evidence-based therapeutic intervention across the CAMHS clinics (for example Specialist provision of Systemic Therapy, Child Psychotherapy, CBT, IPT)

Be part of our team!

For an informal chat or visit, please contact Bianca Bernsen 01923633577

Person Specification

Knowledge/Training/Experience

Essential

• Relevant training and professional registration as per person spec
• Post -doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice including CBT
• Post registration experience of specialist psychological assessmentand treatment with clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature

Desirable

• Specialist training in an appropriate area and knowledge of CAPA and CYP-IAPT
• Experience in neuropsychological assessment training in supervision of clinical/counselling psychologists

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Assessed experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children/adolescents with a wide range of presentations of varying severity. This would usually include at least 2 years post qualification experience, or other evidenced experience.
• Experience of working with moderate to severe mental health problems with a wide range of client groups across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity includingmaintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
• Demonstrate further specialist clinical experience and training within Child and Adolescent Mental Health, through a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a clinical / counseling psychologist over a minimum of 18 months, or an agreed alternative
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
• Abilities to provide consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
• Good general knowledge of the literature and research concerning mental health interventions with children, particularly the clinical effectiveness of such interventions
• Knowledge of Child Protection Procedures
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan
• Good presentation and teaching skills and ability to use multi -media materials for formal presentations tolarge groups
• Experience of working within a multi -cultural framework

Desirable

• Experience of service quality monitoring e.g. clinical audit, evaluative research, etc
• Experience of having published in either peer reviewed academic or professional journals and/or books

Communication Skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/ or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
• Ability to work therapeutically with young people and their families
• Ability to work as a fully participating member of a multi-disciplinary team and the ability to respect and value other members contributions
• Positive problem solving approach

Physical Skills

Essential

• Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving)
• IT skills; include use of Microsoft Office and Outlook

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job summary

We are seeking a qualified, skilled and motivated Orthopaedic Practitioner to join our multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will hold the British Orthopaedic Association Casting Certificate and demonstrate the ability to work autonomously, delivering high standards of care through expert assessment, treatment planning, and clinical decision-making.

The Norfolk & Norwich University NHS Hospitals Trust serves a population of 822,500 people. The orthopaedic department is a busy regional trauma centre and forward-thinking department offering a range of elective and trauma care to the local community. We have a team of orthopaedic surgeons, some with international recognition in their specialities. Patients are cared for on 2 dedicated orthopaedic wards and within a dynamic outpatient department, where 8,500 orthopaedic procedures, 54,000 outpatient appointments and 4,500 pre-admission appointments are undertaken annually, with projected numbers expected to increase.

The successful candidate will be highly motivated, enthusiastic and keen to learn.

Applications from candidates without relevant qualifications/experience will be considered in a training post, however they will be appointed under annexe 21 pay structure (Agenda for Change) for the duration of maximum two-year training programme and successful completion.

Main duties of the job

As post holder you will work with all members of the Orthopaedic Department clinical team maintaining high standards of patient care under the direction of the Department Lead. To work in accordance with the principles laid down by the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) and relevant Trust Policies

The post holder must possess in-depth clinical and technical knowledge in the application and removal of a wide range of casts, splints, and braces. The role requires experience in Orthopaedic outpatient and acute trauma settings, including experience supporting paediatric and adult patients across multiple departments such as Emergency, Theatres, Wards, and Therapy Services.

The practitioner must be able to work autonomously, demonstrating sound clinical judgement, and independently managing the assessment, planning, and implementation of care.

The position can also be a development opportunity to become a Plaster technician/Orthopaedic Practitioner. It is expected that the training will be completed within 24 months from start date. The post will initially be on a 1-year fixed term contract with the continuation of extending to a further 2nd year on passing internal competency-based assessments, then if extended 2nd year of a fixed term contract and successfully passing the British Casting Certificate then the post will be made substantive.

About us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Ensure practice is in accordance with the BOA Code of Professional Conduct and work within limits of competence.
• To have successfully completed the BOA casting course
• Maintain a high standard of patient care applying evidence-based practice.
• Maintain competence in all aspects of casting and cast care. Including application, maintenance and removal of orthopaedic appliances, slings, splints and braces.
• To conduct aseptic techniques and be able to clean and dress wounds; remove sutures and staples as required.

Please see the attached job description for full details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Completion of British Orthopaedic Association Casting Certificate within 2 Years
• Relevant NVQ Level 3 Qualification or Equivalent Experience

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as a Band 3 Health Care Worker or equivalent experience

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Attitude, aptitude

Essential

• Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Job summary

The Supplies team currently have a vacancy for a Supplies Inventory assistants based in Letchworth. The job involves a mixture of driving, warehouse work as well as administrative duties.

This role fills several purposes within the Supplies department and involves warehouse work, admin work and courier work. Each day can be different based on operational pressures.

This role will involve heavy lifting as it will include deliveries of Linen to Essex locations within a rota and the loading/unloading of vehicles/cages

Main duties of the job

The Supplies Inventory Assistants are the backbone of the Supplies department fulfilling a vital role in the Supply chain of clinical goods, clinical equipment, drugs, and consumables, ensuring each Trust department has the supplies they need to deliver outstanding patient care.

The postholder must be able to drive a Luton type delivery vehicle as work will often require courier deliveries across East of England and will involve manual handling, computer work and warehouse duties.

The postholder will be allocated tasks by the Supplies Inventory Coordinator, Supplies Supervisor or Supplies Manager and will be flexible in completing the tasks allocated.

About us

You'll have the opportunity to work in one of the most diverse regions in the country, with the vibrant capital city just a stone's throw away and the invigorating North Sea coast to the east.

At EEAST we bring together all our skills to provide 24 hour, 365 days a year urgent care to those in need of emergency and non-emergency medical treatment and transport in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.

We are always looking to innovate our approaches and work together to offer the best possible patient care across our counties.We aim to represent and value the diversity of our local communities through our workforce and service provision. We therefore positively encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as Black, Asian, or other ethnic groups, individuals with a Disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.We at EEAST want to support our employees achieve a balance between work and other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, family commitments, further learning, and other interests. We therefore welcome flexible working requests.

Details

Date posted

24 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum (Pro Rota)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

247-SS-SIVA-LW-0826

Job locations

Letchworth

The Longabout, Letchworth Gate,

Letchworth

SG6 2AZ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the role, including all its specific requirements and responsibilities, please consult the attached Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides an in-depth overview that will give you a clear and detailed picture of what the position entails.Please note, should you be successful in your application, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks, prior to receiving an unconditional offer, if full employment checks cannot be achieved (this will include existing and unserved disciplinary sanctions), then your offer may be withdrawn.How to applyStep 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (attached)Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement - Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification.Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.

Job description Job responsibilities For a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the role, including all its specific requirements and responsibilities, please consult the attached Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides an in-depth overview that will give you a clear and detailed picture of what the position entails.Please note, should you be successful in your application, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks, prior to receiving an unconditional offer, if full employment checks cannot be achieved (this will include existing and unserved disciplinary sanctions), then your offer may be withdrawn.How to applyStep 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (attached)Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement - Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification.Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a customer-focused environment.

Desirable

• Experience of working within the NHS and an understanding of current issues.
• Experience of working in a stores/stock control or administrative environment.

Qualifications

Essential

• General standard of education.
• NVQ level 3 in appropriate subject or relevant experience.
• Full UK Driving Licence including category C1 (maximum 6 points, dependent on code).

Desirable

• ECDL pass.
• English and Maths GCSEs or equivalent.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to use handheld PDA barcode reader.
• Ability to use IT systems such as NHS Supply Chain, Agresso, eProcurement, email.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages and ability to use bespoke packages, after training.
• Keyboard skills.
• Project work.
• Ability to take personal responsibility for Continued Professional Development through the personal development review process and knowledge and skills framework.
• Ability to transport goods including consumable stock, mail, pharmacy, medical records, linen, etc, to and from locations within a specified schedule, to agreed standards.

Desirable

• Knowledge of MS Excel, Word.

Personal Qualities, Abilities and Attributes

Essential

• Ability to complete daily routine vehicle checks, defects, maintenance, accident reports, timesheets and other information in accordance with Trust Policy and ISO 9001:2015(en).
• Well organised.
• Able to meet deadlines.
• Able to promote the benefits of the supply function.

Person Specification Experience Essential Experience of working in a customer-focused environment. Desirable Experience of working within the NHS and an understanding of current issues. Experience of working in a stores/stock control or administrative environment. Qualifications Essential General standard of education. NVQ level 3 in appropriate subject or relevant experience. Full UK Driving Licence including category C1 (maximum 6 points, dependent on code). Desirable ECDL pass. English and Maths GCSEs or equivalent. Skills and Knowledge Essential Ability to use handheld PDA barcode reader. Ability to use IT systems such as NHS Supply Chain, Agresso, eProcurement, email. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages and ability to use bespoke packages, after training. Keyboard skills. Project work. Ability to take personal responsibility for Continued Professional Development through the personal development review process and knowledge and skills framework. Ability to transport goods including consumable stock, mail, pharmacy, medical records, linen, etc, to and from locations within a specified schedule, to agreed standards. Desirable Knowledge of MS Excel, Word. Personal Qualities, Abilities and Attributes Essential Ability to complete daily routine vehicle checks, defects, maintenance, accident reports, timesheets and other information in accordance with Trust Policy and ISO 9001:2015(en). Well organised. Able to meet deadlines. Able to promote the benefits of the supply function.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

East of England Ambulance Service

Address

Letchworth

The Longabout, Letchworth Gate,

Letchworth

SG6 2AZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East of England Ambulance Service

Address

Letchworth

The Longabout, Letchworth Gate,

Letchworth

SG6 2AZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

We are developing an Integrated Community Stroke Service (ICSS) within Great Yarmouth & Waveney, bringing together community stroke pathways into a more coordinated, responsive and patient-centred model of care. As part of the wider left shift ambition, this service will support earlier discharge from hospital and improve outcomes through timely, multidisciplinary rehabilitation in the community. Our Year 1 focus is on building a more responsive and integrated local service, increased MDT capacity and improved continuity of care across the stroke pathway.You will be joining a service at a key point of development, with the opportunity to shape how care is delivered and contribute to a more integrated, forward-thinking model of community stroke rehabilitation.

A seven day service will be developed in the future.

Main duties of the job

Working alongside the other MDT members including nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and assistant practitioners your duties will include:

To promote recovery and well-being, supporting families and empowering patients to self-manage and maximise their independence using health coaching techniques and meaningful activity.

To be responsible for delivering Speech and Language Therapy assessments in communication and dysphagia and provide therapy, education and advice to stroke patients, some of which may have complex and/or chronic presentation.

To collaborate with Speech and Language Therapy colleagues and other services to support the stroke pathway.

To assist with teaching and supervision of other team members and students.

To assist evaluation of the Integrated Community Stroke Service and to be actively involved with service development within the speciality and to implement changes in stroke services delivery as required.

To work as part of an integrated Stroke MDT, following evidence based practice. This will include a combination of face-to-face and telerehab sessions, devising therapy programmes carried out by yourself or an assistant practitioner, writing self management plans for patients and signposting to community-based communication and support groups (such as those provided by voluntary organisations).

This role requires you to be competent to a minimum of proficient level on the RCSLT eating, drinking and swallowing competency framework.

About us

ECCH is well established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders.We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits, to find out more about us visit our website - www.ecch.org. We are a social enterprise and staff owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future.At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.

Details

Date posted

24 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

849-OL-109

Job locations

Yare House

Morton Peto Road

Great Yarmouth

Norfolk

NR31 0LT

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To adhere to National and local standards and guidelines relating it Professional Practice (CQ3 and HCPC).
• To be aware of and adhere to current legislation and employer procedures relating to the post.
• To demonstrate commitment to personal development and acquisition of further skills and knowledge.
• To keep abreast of research in the field of stroke care.
• To be responsible for managing own time appropriately.
• To be responsible for managing a defined caseload.
• To work closely and effectively with SLTs and other staff across ECCH.
• To supervise work with volunteers and assistants where appropriate.
• To be responsible for student observation.
• To be responsible for assessment, differential diagnosis, formulation of treatment plans, providing appropriate intervention and evaluating the treatment outcomes for each individual patient.
• To review and discharge individual patients.
• To seek second opinions when necessary.
• To make onward referrals when necessary.
• To accept support from designated colleagues.
• To offer advice to clients, carers and significant others about individual patients, and demonstrate practical procedures when appropriate.
• To attend and contribute to staff and team meetings.
• To contribute to local and national audit and quality measures.
• To highlight and request equipment necessary for caseload management.
• To attend multi-disciplinary meetings.

Teaching Training and Clinical Supervision

• Regular access to department supervision system for support.
• Attend in-service training.
• Assists senior speech and language therapists in training of work experience students, volunteers, assistants, carers, SLT students and other professions' students by offering example setting by observation and explanation.

Clinical Advice and Interpretation or Action

• Recognises own professional boundaries and seeks advice and support.
• Provides advice and information on specific clients to health service professionals, and staff working with the client (e.g. social worker).
• Provides information/advice on appropriate clinical matters to clients/carers, assistants and other individual professionals.

Specialist Experience

• On full practice register.
• Supported by experienced staff to develop skills in all areas when support is required.
• Access second opinions.

Complexity

• On-going professional support in all areas when required.
• May work in more than one location.
• Manages own caseload and increased complexity of cases.

Resource Management, Planning and Policy Making

• Manages own time efficiently.
• Responsible and accountable for own clinic equipment.
• Contributes to discussion on service planning and policy as a member of his/her team.

Research, Evaluation and Development

• Keeps professionally up to date in the field of Stroke.
• Ensures own practice is safe and appropriate.
• Evaluates own performance through outcome measures.
• May provide data for others' research.
• Participates in clinical audit activities.

Staff Management and Leadership

• May direct assistants or volunteers.
• To be aware of content of the HR policies and how this applies to their area of responsibility.

All roles within East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our Values and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide to patients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staff should consider these as an essential part of their job role.

Our Values outline the core behaviours that we can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word 'CARE'. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone.

Underpinning our Values are our Signature Behaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build a strong culture. Our four Signature Behaviours are: Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.

Job description Job responsibilities To adhere to National and local standards and guidelines relating it Professional Practice (CQ3 and HCPC).To be aware of and adhere to current legislation and employer procedures relating to the post.To demonstrate commitment to personal development and acquisition of further skills and knowledge.To keep abreast of research in the field of stroke care.To be responsible for managing own time appropriately.To be responsible for managing a defined caseload.To work closely and effectively with SLTs and other staff across ECCH.To supervise work with volunteers and assistants where appropriate.To be responsible for student observation.To be responsible for assessment, differential diagnosis, formulation of treatment plans, providing appropriate intervention and evaluating the treatment outcomes for each individual patient.To review and discharge individual patients.To seek second opinions when necessary.To make onward referrals when necessary.To accept support from designated colleagues.To offer advice to clients, carers and significant others about individual patients, and demonstrate practical procedures when appropriate.To attend and contribute to staff and team meetings.To contribute to local and national audit and quality measures.To highlight and request equipment necessary for caseload management.To attend multi-disciplinary meetings.Teaching Training and Clinical SupervisionRegular access to department supervision system for support.Attend in-service training.Assists senior speech and language therapists in training of work experience students, volunteers, assistants, carers, SLT students and other professions' students by offering example setting by observation and explanation.Clinical Advice and Interpretation or ActionRecognises own professional boundaries and seeks advice and support.Provides advice and information on specific clients to health service professionals, and staff working with the client (e.g. social worker).Provides information/advice on appropriate clinical matters to clients/carers, assistants and other individual professionals.Specialist ExperienceOn full practice register.Supported by experienced staff to develop skills in all areas when support is required.Access second opinions.ComplexityOn-going professional support in all areas when required.May work in more than one location.Manages own caseload and increased complexity of cases.Resource Management, Planning and Policy MakingManages own time efficiently.Responsible and accountable for own clinic equipment.Contributes to discussion on service planning and policy as a member of his/her team.Research, Evaluation and DevelopmentKeeps professionally up to date in the field of Stroke.Ensures own practice is safe and appropriate.Evaluates own performance through outcome measures.May provide data for others' research.Participates in clinical audit activities.Staff Management and LeadershipMay direct assistants or volunteers.To be aware of content of the HR policies and how this applies to their area of responsibility.All roles within East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our Values and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide to patients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staff should consider these as an essential part of their job role.Our Values outline the core behaviours that we can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word 'CARE'. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone.Underpinning our Values are our Signature Behaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build a strong culture. Our four Signature Behaviours are: Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised qualification in Speech & Language Therapy
• Registered member of HCPC
• Dysphagia trained

Desirable

• Member of RCSLT
• Member of the British Aphasiology Society (BAS)

Experience

Essential

• Broad and varied clinical experience in the field of Stroke

Desirable

• Experience of working in community stroke rehab
• Experience of using telerehab and therapy apps

Additional Criteria

Essential

• SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
• Dysphagia trained -- completed Foundation level EDS competencies or higher
• Highly developed auditory & perceptual skills for use in all areas of practice
• Ability to identify and describe use of appropriate assessments for all client groups
• Demonstrates a passion for Stroke care
• Keeps abreast of stroke research
• Ability to plan treatment packages for clients with communication difficulties
• Ability to apply band 6 knowledge of clinical issues/developments to clinical practice
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients with communication impairment
• Ability to identify own strengths and needs in relation to post
• Ability to form professional relationships with clients and carers/family
• Ability to work within a team
• Good knowledge of legal requirements/government initiatives which may influence practice
• Awareness of the importance and usefulness of measuring the impact of therapy
• Demonstrates an interest in innovative practice
• Able to work within organisations moving and handling guidelines
• Able to demonstrate good understanding of the principles of managing diversity and the implications of this on good Speech and Language Therapy practice
• PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
• Punctual and reliable
• Able to organise workload and manage time
• Able to maintain intense concentration in all aspects of patient management
• Able to identify when to seek support
• Able to convey complex condition related information clearly to clients and other professionals in written and verbal form
• Friendly and approachable
• Able to appreciate and use good humour appropriately within work
• Able to manage emotional consequences of working with patients with a range of conditions/needs
• Accepts and follows advice and guidance
• Understands the importance of self-awareness and reflection
• Willing to support colleagues and work collaboratively
• Resilient and has an awareness of the biological and psycho-social influences which may impact on work with clients and may also have an impact on the way the multi-disciplinary team functions
• Willingness and ability to work across different sites and travel to alternative sites and across the community as required
• Ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours:
• (Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together)

Desirable

• Has basic counselling skills

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Recognised qualification in Speech & Language Therapy Registered member of HCPC Dysphagia trained Desirable Member of RCSLT Member of the British Aphasiology Society (BAS) Experience Essential Broad and varied clinical experience in the field of Stroke Desirable Experience of working in community stroke rehab Experience of using telerehab and therapy apps Additional Criteria Essential SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE Dysphagia trained -- completed Foundation level EDS competencies or higher Highly developed auditory & perceptual skills for use in all areas of practice Ability to identify and describe use of appropriate assessments for all client groups Demonstrates a passion for Stroke care Keeps abreast of stroke research Ability to plan treatment packages for clients with communication difficulties Ability to apply band 6 knowledge of clinical issues/developments to clinical practice Ability to communicate effectively with clients with communication impairment Ability to identify own strengths and needs in relation to post Ability to form professional relationships with clients and carers/family Ability to work within a team Good knowledge of legal requirements/government initiatives which may influence practice Awareness of the importance and usefulness of measuring the impact of therapy Demonstrates an interest in innovative practice Able to work within organisations moving and handling guidelines Able to demonstrate good understanding of the principles of managing diversity and the implications of this on good Speech and Language Therapy practice PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES Punctual and reliable Able to organise workload and manage time Able to maintain intense concentration in all aspects of patient management Able to identify when to seek support Able to convey complex condition related information clearly to clients and other professionals in written and verbal form Friendly and approachable Able to appreciate and use good humour appropriately within work Able to manage emotional consequences of working with patients with a range of conditions/needs Accepts and follows advice and guidance Understands the importance of self-awareness and reflection Willing to support colleagues and work collaboratively Resilient and has an awareness of the biological and psycho-social influences which may impact on work with clients and may also have an impact on the way the multi-disciplinary team functions Willingness and ability to work across different sites and travel to alternative sites and across the community as required Ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours: (Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together) Desirable Has basic counselling skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East Coast Community Healthcare CIC

Address

Yare House

Morton Peto Road

Great Yarmouth

Norfolk

NR31 0LT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.ecch.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Coast Community Healthcare CIC

Address

Yare House

Morton Peto Road

Great Yarmouth

Norfolk

NR31 0LT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.ecch.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Phlebotomist - Bank

Main Duties of the Job

Working as part of our multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for providing a safe, efficient and compassionate phlebotomy service to our patients.

Job Title: Phlebotomist Reports To: Management and Partners

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

• Obtain patient consent for the collection of blood samples.
• Perform venepuncture in accordance with local policies and procedures.
• Maintain accurate patient records using SystmOne.
• Ensure the correct labelling, packaging and storage of samples for transportation to the laboratory.
• Work collaboratively within the wider practice team.
• Recognise and escalate safeguarding concerns appropriately.
• Act as a chaperone when required.

In addition to the above responsibilities, you may be required to:

• Participate in audits, meetings and training.
• Participate in local initiatives and research to enhance service delivery and patient care.
• Support and participate in shared learning within the practice.
• Complete opening and closing procedures in line with practice protocols.
• Maintain stock levels within clinical rooms.
• Support infection prevention and control procedures.
• Promote patient wellbeing and provide opportunistic health advice where appropriate.

About us

Watton Medical Practice is a well-established, patient-focused GP practice serving the local community in Watton and the surrounding areas. We are proud to provide high-quality, compassionate care within a supportive and forward-thinking primary care environment.

Our multidisciplinary team includes GPs, practice nurses, healthcare assistants, allied health professionals, pharmacists, care navigators and an experienced administrative team, all working collaboratively to deliver safe and effective patient care. We value teamwork, open communication and supporting one another to achieve the best outcomes for our patients.

We aim to create a positive workplace where staff feel respected, listened to and encouraged to develop professionally. The practice supports ongoing learning, service development and innovation and we welcome team members who are enthusiastic about improving patient care and contributing new ideas.

Based in a modern purpose-built surgery in Norfolk, we offer a friendly working atmosphere with a strong sense of community. We understand the importance of work-life balance and strive to maintain a supportive environment where staff wellbeing is valued alongside high clinical standards.

Details

Date posted

22 September 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

A4083-26-0010

Job locations

24 Gregor Shanks Way

Watton

Thetford

Norfolk

IP25 6FA

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

• Maintain effective communication with patients, carers and colleagues.
• Build positive working relationships across all departments within the practice.
• Liaise effectively with GPs, nurses, administrative teams and external organisations.
• Demonstrate empathy, patience and understanding when dealing with vulnerable patients.
• Adapt communication styles to meet the needs of individuals, including those with communication difficulties or language barriers.
• Contribute positively to team meetings and practice initiatives.
• Promote a culture of respect, inclusion and teamwork.

Confidentiality and Information Governance

The post-holder will have access to sensitive patient and organisational information and must:

• Maintain strict confidentiality at all times.
• Comply with GDPR, Data Protection legislation and practice policies.
• Handle patient information securely and appropriately.
• Ensure information is only shared with authorised individuals in accordance with established procedures.

Quality and Continuous Improvement

The post-holder will:

• Contribute to maintaining high standards of patient care and service delivery.
• Identify areas for improvement and suggest solutions.
• Participate in quality improvement projects where appropriate.
• Support the practice in achieving contractual, clinical and quality targets.
• Work collaboratively to improve patient experience and access to services.
• Take responsibility for personal performance and professional development.

Health and Safety

The post-holder will:

• Adhere to all health and safety policies and procedures.
• Maintain a safe working environment for patients, visitors and colleagues.
• Use personal security systems where appropriate.
• Report hazards, incidents and risks promptly.
• Follow infection prevention and control procedures.
• Participate in mandatory training and updates.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Watton Medical Practice is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. The post-holder will:

• Treat all patients, colleagues and visitors with dignity and respect.
• Support an inclusive and welcoming environment.
• Recognise and respect individual needs, beliefs and circumstances.
• Deliver services in a non-judgemental and compassionate manner.

Training and Development

As a teaching and training practice, we are committed to supporting staff development. The successful candidate will:

• Participate in mandatory and role-specific training.
• Engage in appraisals and personal development reviews.
• Take responsibility for maintaining and developing their own knowledge and skills.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Support students, trainees and new team members where appropriate.

What We Offer

• A supportive, friendly and collaborative team environment.
• Opportunities for learning, development and career progression.
• The chance to work within an innovative and expanding practice.
• Exposure to a broad range of healthcare services and patient groups.
• The opportunity to make a meaningful difference to patients' lives every day.
• A positive workplace culture where staff wellbeing, teamwork and mutual respect are highly valued.

Person Specification

We Are Looking for Someone Who Is:

• Passionate about delivering excellent patient care.
• Compassionate and committed to patient-centred care.
• Organised, reliable and able to prioritise workload effectively.
• A confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Comfortable working in a busy and sometimes demanding environment.
• Able to work both independently and as part of a team.
• IT literate and willing to learn new systems and processes.
• Professional, flexible and adaptable.
• Empathetic when supporting patients who may be anxious or vulnerable.
• Committed to maintaining confidentiality and high professional standards.

This role presents an excellent opportunity to join a highly respected and innovative practice where you can develop your skills, contribute to outstanding patient care and become a valued member of a team dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of our community.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Ability to provide high-quality patient care.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Basic IT skills.

Desirable

• Awareness of blood-borne viruses.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working within a nursing or healthcare team.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a GP practice or primary care setting.

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified in Phlebotomy.
• Good standard of general education, including GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics.
• Competent IT skills, including the use of Microsoft Office applications.
• Willingness to undertake role-specific training and continuous professional development.

Desirable

• Understanding of primary care services and the NHS.
• Knowledge of SystmOne or other clinical systems.

Job description Job responsibilities The successful candidate will: Maintain effective communication with patients, carers and colleagues. Build positive working relationships across all departments within the practice. Liaise effectively with GPs, nurses, administrative teams and external organisations. Demonstrate empathy, patience and understanding when dealing with vulnerable patients. Adapt communication styles to meet the needs of individuals, including those with communication difficulties or language barriers. Contribute positively to team meetings and practice initiatives. Promote a culture of respect, inclusion and teamwork. Confidentiality and Information GovernanceThe post-holder will have access to sensitive patient and organisational information and must: Maintain strict confidentiality at all times. Comply with GDPR, Data Protection legislation and practice policies. Handle patient information securely and appropriately. Ensure information is only shared with authorised individuals in accordance with established procedures. Quality and Continuous ImprovementThe post-holder will: Contribute to maintaining high standards of patient care and service delivery. Identify areas for improvement and suggest solutions. Participate in quality improvement projects where appropriate. Support the practice in achieving contractual, clinical and quality targets. Work collaboratively to improve patient experience and access to services. Take responsibility for personal performance and professional development. Health and SafetyThe post-holder will: Adhere to all health and safety policies and procedures. Maintain a safe working environment for patients, visitors and colleagues. Use personal security systems where appropriate. Report hazards, incidents and risks promptly. Follow infection prevention and control procedures. Participate in mandatory training and updates. Equality, Diversity and InclusionWatton Medical Practice is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. The post-holder will: Treat all patients, colleagues and visitors with dignity and respect. Support an inclusive and welcoming environment. Recognise and respect individual needs, beliefs and circumstances. Deliver services in a non-judgemental and compassionate manner. Training and DevelopmentAs a teaching and training practice, we are committed to supporting staff development. The successful candidate will: Participate in mandatory and role-specific training. Engage in appraisals and personal development reviews. Take responsibility for maintaining and developing their own knowledge and skills. Contribute to a culture of continuous learning and improvement. Support students, trainees and new team members where appropriate. What We Offer A supportive, friendly and collaborative team environment. Opportunities for learning, development and career progression. The chance to work within an innovative and expanding practice. Exposure to a broad range of healthcare services and patient groups. The opportunity to make a meaningful difference to patients' lives every day. A positive workplace culture where staff wellbeing, teamwork and mutual respect are highly valued. Person SpecificationWe Are Looking for Someone Who Is: Passionate about delivering excellent patient care. Compassionate and committed to patient-centred care. Organised, reliable and able to prioritise workload effectively. A confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills. Comfortable working in a busy and sometimes demanding environment. Able to work both independently and as part of a team. IT literate and willing to learn new systems and processes. Professional, flexible and adaptable. Empathetic when supporting patients who may be anxious or vulnerable. Committed to maintaining confidentiality and high professional standards. This role presents an excellent opportunity to join a highly respected and innovative practice where you can develop your skills, contribute to outstanding patient care and become a valued member of a team dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of our community.Knowledge and SkillsEssential Ability to provide high-quality patient care. Good interpersonal and communication skills. Basic IT skills. Desirable Awareness of blood-borne viruses. ExperienceEssential Experience of working within a nursing or healthcare team. Desirable Experience of working in a GP practice or primary care setting. QualificationsEssential Qualified in Phlebotomy. Good standard of general education, including GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics. Competent IT skills, including the use of Microsoft Office applications. Willingness to undertake role-specific training and continuous professional development. Desirable Understanding of primary care services and the NHS. Knowledge of SystmOne or other clinical systems.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience working within primary care or general practice nursing.

Desirable

• Experience using SystmOne.
• Experience participating in quality improvement or audit work.

Person Specification Experience Essential Evidence of continuing professional development. Experience working within primary care or general practice nursing. Desirable Experience using SystmOne. Experience participating in quality improvement or audit work.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Watton Medical Practice

Address

24 Gregor Shanks Way

Watton

Thetford

Norfolk

IP25 6FA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.wattonmedicalpractice.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Watton Medical Practice

Address

24 Gregor Shanks Way

Watton

Thetford

Norfolk

IP25 6FA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.wattonmedicalpractice.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a qualified Band 4 Nurse Associate to join Sandringham ward Julian Hospital

We are a strong and credible team, with a friendly atmosphere, where productive ideas are welcomed and explored. Are you a highly motivated and passionate about patient care? Do you believe in keeping Service Users and Carers at the heart of everything you do? Would you like to work in well supported, dynamic, enthusiastic recovery focused team? We are looking for innovative and focused practitioners who are determined to make a positive difference to the care of our Service Users. If this feels like you, we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for energised individuals who will be excited to be part of something very special. We want creativity, innovative ideas and passion towards providing excellent patient care. If you want to make a difference in people's lives and change it for the better than we want you to be part of our fantastic team!

Working alongside our Clinical Support Workers and Registered Nurses, you will work a combination of shifts including unsociable hours, weekends and bank holidays.

You will be responsible for assessments, risk management, care planning, and co-ordination of care delivery. You will support the Registered Nurses with the day to day activities and provide support to service users throughout their recovery journey.

Working within a well-resourced team, supported with regular supervision and opportunities to work in partnership with health and social care in the wider multi-disciplinary service, we want to develop the role of Nursing Associate to enable participation in a wider range of opportunities including change management projects such as quality improvement.

About us

Our Trust values of Team, Accountability, Learn and Kind sum up perfectly what this role encompasses. If you have the right values to join our organisation, you will be supported with a programme of training and development.

There are endless opportunities available, and we are keen to welcome new faces to join our team on a permanent basis. We understand that to attract the best people, we need to develop career pathways and support staff to reach their full potential. We pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

In addition, we also offer the following benefits:

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• gym membership
• NHS discounts and many more.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note that applicants for this role require:

A Care certificate or completed within first 12 weeks of start date, or relevant equivalent qualification.

AND

Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care / Mental Health at Level 5 orApprenticeship in Health & Social Care / Mental Health Level 5.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nursing Associate - on the NMC Register
• Care Certificate

Experience

Essential

• Understanding the importance of the promotion of health and wellbeing - "Making every Contact Count"
• Previous experience of working in an NHS health care setting

Desirable

• Experience of working in other NHS settings

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision and as part of the MDT
• Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the work load and individual SU contact

Desirable

• Be an effective role model

Other

Essential

• Ability to move between Trust sites as required by the needs of the service
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to take part in clinical supervision and reflective practice

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of the scope and the role of the Nursing Associate in the context of the team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development

Desirable

• Understanding of evidence based practice

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job summary

This post represents an exciting opportunity to join a Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) serving adults across West Norfolk based at Chatterton House in Kings Lynn. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide psychological assessment, formulation, consultation and intervention for adults presenting with a wide range of mental health difficulties. The team has expertise in a wide range of therapist including CBT, CAT, EMDR, DBT, Art Therapy and Lifespan Integration. The role offers opportunities to work closely with colleagues across the wider pathway, supporting the delivery of high-quality, psychologically informed care and contributing to the continued development of services for adults with complex and enduring mental health needs.

This post would suit a qualified or newly qualified Clinical Psychologist seeking to further develop their skills in adult mental health, multidisciplinary working and service development. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about delivering high-quality psychological care, confident in using research evidence and national guidance to inform clinical practice, and committed to improving outcomes and experiences for service users and carers.

For newly qualified psychologists, we can offer a comprehensive programme of support, including regular supervision, opportunities to develop skills in consultation and reflective practice, and access to relevant training.

Main duties of the job

Provide specialist psychological leadership within the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT), promoting psychologically informed and trauma-informed approaches to care across the service

Offer consultation, supervision, reflective practice and psychological advice to multidisciplinary colleagues to support effective assessment, formulation and intervention for adults with complex mental health needs.

Deliver specialist psychological assessments, formulations and evidence-based interventions for adults presenting with a wide range of mental health difficulties, including those with complex and enduring mental health problems.

Lead and support psychologically informed approaches to formulation, risk assessment and risk management, working collaboratively with service users, carers and professional networks.

Contribute to the development and delivery of training that supports best practice, promotes trauma-informed and neurodiversity-informed care, and enhances the psychological skills of the wider workforce.

Work closely with colleagues across secondary care, primary care and voluntary sector partners to ensure joined-up care and improved outcomes for service users.

Support the collection, evaluation and use of outcome measures, audit findings and service data to improve the quality and effectiveness of psychological services.

Provide clinical placements, mentorship and supervision for trainee psychologists and other colleagues as appropriate, supporting workforce development.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Some of the benefits you can expect:

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Interviews are yet to be confirmed, and candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology or counselling, accredited by BPS
• Supervisor training, to be a supervisor of doctoral programme clinical/counselling psychology trainees or willing to undertake training
• Registered (or in process of registering) as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HPC)

Desirable

• Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
• Theory and practice of specialised psychological interventions (assessment and / or therapiest)

Relevant experience

Essential

• Experience working as a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist (Band 7) or as a trainee Clinical Psychologist
• Experience of working with a wide variety and severity of client groups & clinical problems, in various settings, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
• Experience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours and exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological treatment.

Skills

Essential

• Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
• Well -developed communications skills (oral and written)
• Skills in neuropsychological assessment.

Knowledge

Essential

• Doctor level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis.
• Knowledge of mental health legislation within specialist clinical context.

Other

Essential

• Able to identify, provide and promote appropriate support strategies to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours.
• Able to use multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.
• Ability to travel independently

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job summary

Part-Time, 30 hours per week

Flexible -at any of our 3 hospices

Working Pattern:

• Worked as 4 days across Monday Friday
• Opportunity for some home working

Salary: £41,000 FTE per annum, pro rata for part-time hours

Current, full, valid driving licence and access to own vehicle essential

At East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH), we support children and young people with life-threatening conditions and their families. We are seeking an experienced Trusts and Foundations Manager to lead the delivery of our trusts and foundations fundraising programme, securing income from charitable trusts, foundations and grant-making organisations to support hospice services, projects and developments

This role is responsible for achieving agreed income targets, developing a sustainable funding pipeline worth up to £2M and ensuring funding opportunities align with the needs of EACH's services and the priorities of funders. The postholder will manage a portfolio of existing and prospective funders, oversee the development of funding applications, proposals and impact reports, and lead the identification, cultivation, stewardship and renewal of funding opportunities

As part of this role, you will line manage, coach and support the Senior Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser, working collaboratively with colleagues across Fundraising, Care and Finance to develop funding opportunities, monitor performance and contribute to the delivery of the wider fundraising strategy

Main duties of the job

About the role

You will:

• Lead the delivery of EACH's trusts and foundations fundraising strategy.
• Develop and manage a sustainable pipeline of funding opportunities.
• Build and maintain relationships with charitable trusts, foundations and grant-making organisations.
• Prepare high-quality funding applications, proposals and impact reports.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to develop projects, funding packages and capital appeal opportunities.
• Monitor performance against income targets and contribute to reporting for senior leadership and trustees.
• Ensure accurate CRM management and compliance with fundraising and data protection requirements.

About you

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Experience of trusts and grant fundraising, including developing funding opportunities and supporter relationships.
• Experience of securing income against financial targets.
• Experience of preparing funding applications, reports and proposals.
• The ability to interpret information and data to create evidence-based applications and cases for support.
• Relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience of managing priorities and delivering work to deadlines.
• Experience of supporting, developing or managing others.
• Effective written, verbal and presentation skills.

First Interview: 13-14/10/2026

Second Interview: 27/10/2026 at The Nook hospice

About us

Comprehensive range of benefits:

• Free onsite parking & subsidised meals at our hospices
• Pool car provided when working in the community
• Employee health cash plan & wellbeing support schemes
• NHS pension - continuation if already contributing
• Enhanced Annual leave Entitlement - 27 days + 8 UK Bank Holidays
• Additional holiday purchase scheme
• AVIVA pension package up to 7% Employer Contribution including Life Assurance
• Free eye tests & cycle to work scheme

East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) supports families and cares for children and young people with life threatening conditions across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.

At EACH we believe in fostering a workplace where every individual feels valued and respected. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion where differences are embraced. We are actively seeking talent from all walks of life, recognising that diversity drives innovation, creativity and success.

Join us on a journey to create a more inclusive workplace, where everyone has equal opportunities to grow, contribute and succeed. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply for opportunities at EACH and adjustments will be made to facilitate the application and selection process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Deliver strategy to grow Trust and Foundation income at EACH and working collaboratively with the alongside Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships and Care to align this strategy with the needs of EACHs service delivery working.
• Deliver income and expenditure against budgets and report progress against these targets, preparing performance reports for the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships regularly and the Board and Directors when required.
• Lead and manage the core Trusts and Foundation programme to raise primarily unrestricted revenue funding. Develop, enhance and manage application content working collaboratively across EACH.
• Line manage, coach and mentor the Senior Trust and Foundations fundraiser in support of the Trust & Foundation programme.
• Work collaboratively with Care & Finance in order to develop:

1. Projects and funding packages
2. Capital projects and capital appeals
3. Restricted income opportunities
4. Information, budgets, outcomes and impact data

• Enhance and develop relationships with existing Trust supporters to uplift giving capacity and connection with the EACH cause; including using the personal networks of EACHs Patrons, trustees, HV donors and others to initiate and endorse Trust applications.
• Lead on research of new Trusts and opportunities for new funding streams and pipelines; develop and manage a process of identifying, applying and stewarding new funders.
• Write persuasive, high-quality funding applications and proposals.
• Work collaboratively with fundraising colleagues to facilitate cross selling of relevant opportunities to donors, while ensuring that no donor is approached twice, no duplication of activity and that revenue fundraising and long-term fundraising for EACH remains sustainable.
• Ensure that funders are appropriately thanked in line with the fundraising teams Stewardship process and, where they have funded specific projects, to keep them informed of progress by writing compelling reporting and evidence. Responsibilities also include gathering outcomes, impact evidence, budgets and evaluation data.
• Working with the Marketing & Communication team or other marketing agencies as appropriate to develop effective communications.
• Compliance with the Fundraising Regulator Code of Fundraising Practice, Charity Commission guidance, GDPR and data protection and EACHs policies and procedures.
• Accurate CRM/Database use, recording donor information, pipeline activity and stewardship actions.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of Trust and Grant fundraising, including cultivation, solicitation, stewardship and pipeline development.
• Demonstrable experience of working within a trusts fundraising post, operationally fundraising and/or capital appeal at a middle to senior level, including negotiating with funders and managing staff.
• Experienced in presenting up to senior board level.
• Demonstrated experienced in project reporting, application writing and developing
• Demonstrated experience of developing and delivering relationship marketing activity, preferably with high-value and major donors.
• Experience of achieving income against agreed financial targets
• Experience of using research sources and methods and analysing research data.
• Demonstrated experience of securing major gifts and capital income.
• Experience of analysing and interpreting data to develop compelling, evidence-based funding applications, impact reports, cases for support and stakeholder communications.
• Demonstrated experience of preparing funding applications that communicate need, impact and outcomes that align with funder requirements and organisational objectives.

Desirable

• Demonstrated experience of securing major gifts over 6 figures.
• Working knowledge of the fundraising software, The Raisers Edge.
• Experience of working with issues of health and/or disability
• Experience of working within a grant-making foundation, charitable trust or similar funding organisation, with an understanding of fundraising, grant programmes and/or capital appeals.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Effective written, verbal and presentation skills, with the ability to engage and influence a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Able to articulate information in a persuasive manner interpreting complex information into persuasive appeals and evaluate creative work prepared by agencies and/or staff members.
• Relationship management skills, with the ability to plan and deliver tailored engagement strategies for supporters.
• Demonstrated experience of managing budgets and monitoring performance against agreed financial targets.
• Ability to coach, mentor and support team development.
• Ability to manage workloads and meet deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with the wider team to achieve agreed outcomes
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver work to agreed deadlines in a busy environment.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify issues and develop effective solutions.
• Ability to identify opportunities, implement improvements and work towards agreed targets.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, take initiative and manage priorities effectively.
• Demonstrated organisational and project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple applications, reports and deadlines simultaneously.

Other Requirements

Essential

• Current, full, valid driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• Willingness to travel across East Anglia.
• Flexibility to attend occasional evening and weekend events.

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic to join our dietetic team as the Lead Paediatric Dietitian.

You should be able to demonstrate the ability to work within a changing environment and have good communication skills and provide evidence of ongoing professional development relevant to the post.

This post can involve a combination of face to face and remote working subject to agreement and ensuring the needs of the service are able to bemet.

Main duties of the job

Working in partnership with Dietetic colleagues and other health-care professionals, to be responsible for the delivery of the Nutrition and Dietetic service to the paediatric population in West Norfolk, and parts of Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire.

• To manage a caseload of patients using evidence-based/client centred principles for a range of complex physical and psychological conditions.
• To provide line management and clinical supervision to Junior Dietitians and Dietetic Assistants.
• To be an expert advisor in the nutritional care of patients admitted to hospital.
• To take an active part in the training of student dietitians, all levels of healthcare professionals and medical staff on nutrition and therapeutic diets for patients with a range of complex physical and psychological conditions.
• To lead on risk assessment and management within the department.
• To maintain team working with other Band 7 Dietitians in the general day to day management of the department.

About us

There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further information regarding this exciting opportunity.

Person Specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

Essential

• An undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or similar non-UK qualification
• Dietitian registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Completion of Supervisory skills course

Desirable

• British Dietetic Association (BDA) membership
• Membership of any relevant BDA Specialist Interest Group

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience of working within NHS Paediatric Dietetics.
• Experience of managing own caseload including the management of complex cases and able to support others in effectively managing their caseload.
• Experience of supervising and facilitating a supportive role with students on clinical placements and supervision of staff members.
• Can give examples of quality initiatives to improve the delivery of patient care and own involvement in specific initiatives.
• Experience of looking after complex home enterally fed patients (including those with NG, NJ, PEG, PEG-J, and low-profile devices).

Desirable

• Able to demonstrate a variety of dietetics experience including but not limited to: allergy, eating disorders, ASD, ARFID, Coeliac Disease.

Skills, abilities, and knowledge

Essential

• Is able to use behaviour change/ motivational interviewing/ advanced communication skills to support implementation of dietetic treatment plans
• Excellent communication skills and able to communicate effectively with various groups of people including service users and health care professionals, both as individuals and in a group setting. Able to utilise a range of resources to enhance communication if required, e.g. use of an interpreter, visual aids
• Able to work autonomously but also demonstrate a good understanding of team work and how this can be used to improve patient care
• Can demonstrate confidence, leadership and self-motivation
• Uses analytical and problem solving skills to apply to own practice

Desirable

• Completion of Behaviour Change Course for Dietitians
• Has evidence of being involved in use of change management skills

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job summary

We are accepting those with core professions from: mental health nurses, occupational therapists, and social workers. (You will require an up-to date registration).

We are a supported team currently made up of clinical psychology, systemic family therapy, cognitive behavioural therapists, mental health practitioners, support workers and a vocational worker, all of whom are from a variety of professional backgrounds. Our team offers clients and their families evidence-based interventions such as psychoeducational work, individual CBT and family therapeutic work aimed at helping our young people and their families to manage their unusual experiences. EIT practitioners work with small manageable caseloads and hold an integrated approach to the care we provide.

Phone calls, teams calls or visits to meet the team and manager are welcomed and encouraged.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the care coordination of a caseload of people, working alongside the current MDT to deliver NICE concordant care.

When you join us, you can expect a thorough induction and ongoing support.

You'll be joining a team with extensive experience of working in a psychosis pathway, and we are passionate about helping our growing team to develop their skills and understanding in this area through ongoing CPD . You will be joining a supportive environment, with regular clinical team meetings, reflective practice and opportunities to work with the wider MDT, as well as working independently.

The ideal candidate will be a team player, have a good interpersonal skill, is flexible in their approach, and is enthusiastic about working with young people and young adults, to help live the lives they want to.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Benefits included with this role are:-

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• gym membership
• NHS discounts and many more.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

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Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist OR Social Worker with the relevant professional registration
• Completion of Preceptorship

Desirable

• Recognised Leadership/Management training

Other

Essential

• Ability to travel independently

Experience

Essential

• Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
• Experience working in community mental health settings
• Experience supervising others/students including preceptorship programme, student placements etc

Desirable

• Prevention and Management of Suicide training

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a Band 6 Specialist Dietitian to join our Acute Adult Inpatient Team. Our service is organised into three clinical streams:

• Gastroenterology, including Hepatology, Luminal Gastroenterology and Nutrition Support Team (NST)
• Critical Care and Surgery
• Neurosciences/Stroke and General Medicine

The successful candidate will join one of these streams based on experience and clinical expertise. You can discuss your preferred stream at interview. Due to internal promotion, we have multiple Band 6 Specialist Dietitian vacancies available and intend to establish a Reserve List from this round of interviews. This will enable us to consider suitable candidates for future vacancies as they arise. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical skills while working closely with dietetic colleagues and a range of multidisciplinary teams across the hospital. We are committed to supporting your professional development with regular supervision and opportunities for internal and external learning. You'll be joining a diverse and multi-talented department where everyone's background, experience and perspective are valued. Our team brings together a wide range of cultures, ideas and expertise. We are proud of our open, inclusive culture, where your voice matters and you will be encouraged to shape the way we work.

Main duties of the job

As a Specialist Dietitian in our Acute Adult Inpatient Team you'll independently manage a caseload of complex patients, providing expert nutritional assessment, advice, and support. You'll develop and review complex care plans, using advanced communication and motivational skills to help patients and carers navigate challenging diagnoses and treatments. You'll work closely with multidisciplinary teams, contribute to service development, and act as a role model for our PRIDE values.

We're looking for someone with strong clinical knowledge, empathy, and the ability to adapt in a fast-paced environment. Excellent communication, organisational skills, and a commitment to ongoing learning are essential.

Typical decisions you'll make:

o Adjusting nutritional care plans in response to changing clinical needs and patient feedback.

o Prioritising your workload to balance direct patient care, MDT meetings, supervision, and service improvement projects.

o Choosing the best approach to engage and motivate patients and carers, using counselling and behaviour change techniques.

If you want to make a real impact, develop your expertise, and join a team where your ideas and individuality are valued, we'd love to hear from you.

About us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To act as an independent advanced practitioner and be professionally and legally accountable and take responsibility for all aspects of own specialist clinical caseload.
• To work independently to undertake nutritional assessments and calculate nutritional requirements of patients with complex conditions using anthropometry.
• To communicate evidence based nutritional and dietary advice in an understandableform.
• To use highly developed communication and informal counselling skills such as reflective listening, open questioning, empathy, explanation and reassurance to communicatedietary intervention to patients and carers.
• To gain valid consent to treatment and negotiate change with patients by breaking downbarriers, using motivational skills, to enable them to achieve dietary targets set.
• To devise, monitor and review complex nutritional care plans against outcome measures taking into account social, psychological, cognitive, behavioural and cultural needs, as well as taking into account the needs of the carer and adjust care plan to facilitate achievement of goals.
• To work in an often-stressful environment of looking after patients with a terminal illness and helping support the patient and carers through the emotional responsibility this can entail.
• To undertake designated specialist outpatient clinics.
• To actively participate in multidisciplinary team meetings.
• To ensure safe and timely transfer of patients by liaising with appropriate internal and external agencies.

Please view the attached job description for full details of the role and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.

Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role asap.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent
• Current Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration in Dietetics

Experience

Essential

• Significant post registration experience, some of which should be in the specialist area

Skills

Essential

• Good communication skills
• Good time management and ability to prioritise workload
• Supervisory skills

Attitude, aptitude

Essential

• Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job summary

Are you interested in working in a flexible, forward thinking team? The Occupational Therapy team are looking for a band 4 Occupational Assistant Therapy Practitioner (ATP) to be based at Kingfisher Court, Radlett to support the established OT service. This is an exciting opportunity for an independent and self-sufficient practitioner, who would like to help support people using our services to establish roles and routines, and interests whilst on the wards, as well as help identify occupational need.

We are looking for someone who is excited to become part of our team, who would like to help us take forward developments around trauma informed care, positive behavioural support planning and sensory integration.

There is supervision by the occupational therapists, and an opportunity to apply for the funded OT apprenticeship.

Please be aware that we do NOT offer sponsorship for this role

Please apply promptly as the vacancy may close early if high numbers of applications are received.

Main duties of the job

• You will form part of the supportive therapy team, working at Kingfisher Court to provide the OT service alongside a multidisciplinary team including arts therapists, physio, horticultural therapists, psychology.
• You will be supported by an experienced Occupational Therapists and the rest of the team to carry out specific individual work and facilitate a range of activity group interventions.
• You will need to be able to work independently with Service Users to support them in developing and expanding their roles and routines. Experience of running groups would be advantageous.
• Regular training opportunities will be available to build your skills in these areas and we encourage people to apply for the Occupational Therapy apprenticeship which is run at the university of Hertfordshire.
• You will be part of a large and well established OT service and also link regularly with peers and other OT staff across the trust

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission

Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To plan and facilitate occupational groups guided by an Occupational Therapist.
• To work individually with service users on specific tasks and therapeutic activity guided by an Occupational Therapist.
• To carry our specific Occupational Therapy assessments as guided by an Occupational Therapist.
• To promote a culture of engagement in meaningful occupation within the service in order to enhance quality of life.
• To provide interventions in the manner that is consistent with Trust standards and values.

To work within the OT team to provide therapy provision within Kingfisher Court and other acute wards as required. To be able to offer basic assessments to help identify occupational need and to contribute to peoples care plans. To provide 1:1 work and group work with service users, and to be able to work both independently and as part of a team.

All staff should comply with the Trusts Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.

Key Relationships:

• To work with Occupational Therapists within the service and the wider Trust network.
• To work with other Multi-Disciplinary Team members
• To work with service users and carers
• To work and liaise with other statutory and non-statutory service providers involved in service user care and Treatment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Knowledge of Occupational Therapy role within setting
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office and associated packages
• A Levels and/or Health and Social Care NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Desirable

• Qualification in relevant area

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with people with learning disabilities and/or mental health problems
• Experience of leading groups and 1:1 interventions
• Ability to work autonomously

Desirable

• Experience of working in a OT related setting
• Experience of service user and carer involvement in the development of services
• Knowledge of Recovery principles
• Functional Assessment Training

Job summary

Applications are invited for a part-time Clinical or Counselling Psychologist post in specialist perinatal Thumbswood Mother and Baby Inpatient Unit (MBU). Thumbswood MBU is a specialist 6-bed inpatient unit providing support for families from Hertfordshire and out-of-area who are experiencing a serious mental health difficulty during pregnancy or in the postnatal period.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will have varied responsibilities; offering psychological assessments, the delivery of individual and group evidence-based psychological interventions in order to support the mother-infant relationship, offering supervision and reflective practice to a range of junior psychology colleagues and the wider MDT, service development and audit, teaching and training to MDT and healthcare colleagues as well as liaison and consultation.

The successful applicant will receive regular supervision from the Principal Perinatal Clinical Psychologist and be an integrated member of MDTs; attending team meetings and perinatal-specific training sessions as well as liaising with team members and healthcare professionals throughout Hertfordshire. The team has close links with the University of Hertfordshire and its clinical psychology training course.

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary:

To contribute to the ongoing development of a highly specialised perinatal psychology service for women who are pregnant, or up to 2 years postnatal, with, or at risk of, a wide range of mental health problems including complex and severe difficulties, such as Complex Trauma, Postpartum Psychosis, Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder and Bipolar Disorder.

To aid in the assessment, formulation and care planning of women in the perinatal period, as well as the mother-infant dyad and to provide and evaluate a range of high-quality, evidence-based perinatal-specific psychological interventions; individual and group, for service users and families. Experience across a range of therapeutic models is essential including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and other models such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, EMDR, Systemic Therapy and Mindfulness.

To be responsible for offering liaison and consultation to members of the multi-disciplinary team, liaising with colleagues within the inpatient mother and baby unit, the community psychology and psychotherapy service, local maternity services, as well as non-professional carers and other agencies on matters related to the psychological needs and issues relevant to the service and its users

To offer high-quality clinical and professional supervision to junior psychology colleagues and trainee clinical/counselling psychologists

To utilise research skills for audit, policy, and service development and research within the service

To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of team policies and procedures

The post holder will need to be HCPC registered.

Key Relationships:

Liaises with:

CPT Principal Perinatal Clinical Psychologist (supervisor)

Inpatient mother and baby unit team

CPT Therapies Colleagues

CPT Service Manager and Team Leaders

CPT Consultant Psychiatrist

ACMHS Lead Psychologist

Junior Doctors

Social Workers

CPNs

OTs

Local maternity services

Managers and Clinical Staff

Other Psychological Services staff within HPFT

Please see JD/PS for more details

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS or fully completed training as a Counselling Psychologist.
• Proven experience working as a qualified practitioner with clients with severe mental illness within a mental health setting.
• Experience of working with women who are pregnant or up to 2 years postnatal, who have, or are at risk of a range of complex mental health problems (such as postnatal depression and postpartum psychosis)
• Current full registration with HCPC

Desirable

• Post-qualification training in assessment and intervention models in one or more of the following: CBT, Systemic Therapy, Family Interventions.
• Training and expertise in the theory and application of Parent-Infant therapies, such as VIG and Circle of Security

Knowledge

Essential

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, including those with physical health conditions and or long-term conditions across the whole life span's presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity whilst maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
• Knowledge of whole life span development and the impact on emotional, psychological and mental well-being.
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two evidence based psychological interventions including CBT, Systemic Therapy or Family Interventions.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the fields of Clinical / Counselling Psychology.

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job summary

We are excited to recruit to the role of Senior Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner (Band 7) in Hertfordshire's HaLo Primary Care Network (PCN) covering the following GP surgeries in the St Albans area:

The Lodge Health Partnership

Harvey House Practice

The role will involve travel between the PCN sites as well as travel to HPFT sites for things such as mandatory training.

You will work alongside other clinicians within the PCN as part of a multidisciplinary team.

You will need to be able to work autonomously to triage, assess, case manage and discharge a patient without referral to a GP where appropriate.

You must be able to advise on medications, identify and intervene to meet social needs, order investigations and refer on to secondary care services where necessary.

You will act as a first point of contact in primary care. You will accept referrals for triage via agreed routes within the PCN. You will offer rapid and autonomous 'first contact' assessment and promote early treatment by supporting people directly into appropriate mental health pathways across both the statutory and voluntary sectors and will provide short term interventions on the telephone, via video link options, at the surgery or in the person's home where appropriate.

Main duties of the job

You will provide mental health assessment and brief interventions to service users in GP surgeries.

Your tasks will include early triage, assessment, treatment, risk management, identifying and dealing with safeguarding concerns as well as contributing to case discussions and service-related meetings across the adult mental health primary care pathway ensuring good links with secondary care services.

You will coordinate the time limited care of primary care-based service users delivering integrated care which takes account of social care needs. You will be someone who enjoys adapting and learning as you contribute to embedding this new role into primary care.

You will also take a leading role for service innovation and development in primary care mental health. This could include projects with other junior staff to ensure delivery of safe and effective primary care mental health services and making a significant contribution to the development and leadership of mental health services within Primary Care Networks. You may be expected to conduct audits to help understand the efficacy of these roles. You will also take part in training other colleagues in subjects related to your field of expertise.

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role aligns with the NHS 10 year plan and focuses on improving access to specialist support within the neighborhood. It centres around early recognition of common mental health and early employment of NICE recommended interventions to prevent more severe and enduring presentations.

A snap shot of the duties include :-

Case find, screen, triage, assess and coordinate the development of care plans for people as part of the Primary Care Team

Provide brief, outcome focussed support and time limited evidence-based interventions for people.

Offer interventions to people using the principles of motivational interviewing.

Support people to build their emotional resilience and crisis planning tools, promoting self-management skills

Ensure systems are in place to promote smooth pathways between primary care and secondary mental health services.

Proactively recognise and effectively manage the indicators of deteriorating mental health and facilitate appropriate onward referral to HPFT crisis management teams, community teams or via SPA. Where appropriate, you will complete joint assessments with ACMHS. The Mental Health Practitioner will act to negotiate rapid re-access to HPFT clinical services should the need arise and will jointly work with ACMHS to help identify and support patients ready to transition to primary care. The Mental Health Practitioner will be part of developing care plans and preparing people for step down.

Work in partnership with Health and social care professionals from other agencies and organisations including Mental Health Link Workers, Community Navigators, Social Prescribers and other practice staff to map community resources and assets that are available for those with mental health needs within the specific PCN geography and ensure awareness of these is communicated throughout the Primary Care Network.

Work within Primary Care to reduce the need for onward referral to secondary care services where consultation with the Community Psychiatrist or Psychologist can provide the required support whether this is medication review or additional advice and guidance.

To lead collaborative working between the full range of physical health and mental health services to ensure that people who need care are able to access it quickly and are prevented from being excluded from services or falling through gaps.

Establish an ethos within the Primary Care Network based on individual strengths and community assets. Support service users, carers and families to access voluntary services and other relevant community providers and utilise available information to promote self-management approaches as part of a holistic approach

For a more detailed Job Description and Person Specification please see attached document

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current professional registration: Registered Mental Health Nurse
• Evidence of relevant post registration training and development in particular motivational interviewing, brief solution focussed interventions, cognitive and behavioural approaches and psychosocial interventions
• Willingness to complete Independent Prescribing within 12m of starting post

Desirable

• Independent Prescriber
• Recognised Post Graduate clinical or leadership qualification relevant to the role
• Mentor and mentorship training

Experience

Essential

• Extensive post registration experience in working with people with mental health needs.
• Community experience in mental health services for adults and older age adults with severe / significant mental illness
• Experience of providing a range of evidence based interventions to people with a variety of mental health problems and serious mental illness
• Considerable experience in the assessment and management of clinical risk.
• Experience in physical health assessment for people with mental health needs.
• Experience of effective collaborative working in partnership to deliver holistic health and social care outcomes.
• Evidence of Interdisciplinary / multi-agency working experience including primary care and community/ voluntary sector.
• Experience of leadership and development of junior colleagues.

Desirable

• Proficient in clinical audits and research.
• Experience of working in primary and secondary mental health services.
• Experience in the planning and delivery of training and practice developments to staff.
• Experience in service evaluation and improvements.
• Experience working in a CAMHS and/or OPMH service

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job summary

We are looking for aqualifiedEducational Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) or Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) who wishes to join an existing school based Mental Health Support Team (MHST).

The post-holder will work in the East MHST which is a fully established MHST. The is a caring and supportive environment to work in with good leadership providing clear objectives and direction with regular supervision. The team supports 56 educational settings across the borough and we have built solid working relationships with each setting.

All applicants must be registered, or in the process of registering, with the BPS or BABCP as part of the Wider Psychological Workforce.

Main duties of the job

This role will involve working alongside qualified and trainee EMHPs/CWPs, Senior Practitioners and a Team Leader. The service provides early interventions to children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health concerns in an educational setting.

The Mental Health Support Teams operate year-round, providing support to young people during school holidays in addition to term time. The core hours will be Monday - Friday 9-5 but some work (facilitation of group work/workshops) may be required outside of these times.

The post-holder will work with people of different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.

This post affords opportunity for involvement in, and contribution to service development. The Hertfordshire MHST is continuing to expand year on year and therefore offers plenty of opportunity for career development.

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission

Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Develop and maintain professional relationships with education staff,
• Be on site at allocated educational settings each day of the week,
• Provide 1-1interventions such as low intensity CBT (guided self-help)for children, young people, parent/carers and school staff,
• Group interventions,
• Workshops for children, young people, parent/carers and school staff
• Drop-in surgeries for children, young people and school staff,
• Facilitate co-production to support service development,
• Support the team in resource development,
• Any other duties commensurate with the grade which may be required to enable effective and efficient running of the service.

The aim of these interventions is to:

• Reduce stigma around Mental Health,
• Enhance emotional wellbeing by promoting and building resilience in children and young people through educational workshops, assemblies and PSHE lessons.
• Deliver psycho-education and support to parent/carers and teachers to improve their understanding of children and young peoples needs.
• Support children and young people at the early stages of emotional wellbeing challenges to prevent further Mental Health intervention later in life.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING

Essential

• Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr 'Education Mental Health Practitioner' or the 'Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice' course
• A further relevant degree qualification

Desirable

• Teaching qualification
• Youth Mental Health First Aid trained

PREVIOUS EXPERIENC

Essential

• Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others
• Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
• Experience working in a service which has agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.
• Experience in using electronic clinical records and data collection system
• Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioral difficulties, and those who have experienced a mental health problem
• Experience of working with anxiety disorders, affective (mood) disorders
• Experience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. CBT, solution focused brief therapy)

Desirable

• Experience of working with children and their families in a healthcare and education setting
• Experience of monitoring and recording outcome measures for children's emotional wellbeing
• Experience of navigating complex social systems and environments, who may have conflicting priorities or agendas
• Experience of working with looked after children
• Experience of working with other vulnerable groups

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITY

Essential

• Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety, depression and challenging behaviour and how it may present in universal services
• Demonstrates understanding of the need to use evidence based psychological models and how it relates to this post
• Knowledge of capacity and consent issues including Gillick competence
• Knowledge of educational environments
• Knowledge of safeguarding issues
• Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health intervention with children/families
• Ability to conduct group parenting programmes
• Ability to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group
• Ability to conduct mental health assessments of children and young people
• Ability to make an assessment of risk and to record and communicate it appropriately
• Ability to take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk

Desirable

• Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care
• Demonstrates knowledge of the stressors young people may encounter in an educational setting and the impact that these can have on mental health
• Knowledge of the functional operation of specialist CAMHS teams
• Knowledge of the school's safeguarding procedures and who the Designated Safeguarding Lead, (DSL), is in each establishment that they work in.
• Ability to teach others about mental health issues
• Ability to conduct other group therapeutic interventions with children and their families

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to write clear reports and letters.
• Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
• Ability to use clinical supervision positively and effectively
• Ability to facilitate psychoeducation sessions to professionals (i.e. teachers)
• Ability to deliver interventions to groups (Young people and parent groups)
• Skills in delivering Guided Self-Help interventions

Desirable

• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with young people

ANALYTICAL SKILLS

Essential

• Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision.
• Ability to assess risk assessments and understanding of the importance of assessing risk

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job summary

The post holderprovides specialist social work support to older adults with functional mental health needs admitted to MHSOP inpatient wards. As a key member of the MDT, the post holder leads on social care assessment, care planning and discharge coordination, ensuring safe, timely and person-centred transitions from hospital to community settings.

Using a strengths-based and recovery-focused approach, the post holder promotes independence, wellbeing, choice, dignity and least restrictive practice while safeguarding vulnerable adults. Acting as a key link between inpatient and community services, they work collaboratively with service users, carers and partner agencies to coordinate discharge arrangements, overcome barriers to discharge and secure sustainable outcomes.

The role includes care coordination, risk management, advocacy, safeguarding, professional consultation and maintaining accurate records. Through effective partnership working and social work leadership, the post holder contributes to reducing delayed discharges and improving recovery-focused outcomes for older adults.

Main duties of the job

Provide advice and advocacy to service users, carers and families. Lead discharge planning from admission, coordinating safe, timely and discharges by identifying and addressing barriers and arranging appropriate support, including domiciliary care, residential and nursing placements, supported living, reablement, equipment and Section 117 aftercare.

Undertake Carer Assessments, Care Act Assessments, Mental Capacity Assessments and contribute to Best Interests decision-making. Promote safeguarding practice, undertake safeguarding enquiries where required, and contribute to risk assessment and management that balances protection, independence and least restrictive practice.

Provide professional advice to multidisciplinary colleagues on social care legislation, safeguarding, NHS Continuing Healthcare, ordinary residence and charging responsibilities. Represent social work within MDT meetings, ward rounds and discharge forums, advocating for the rights, wishes and wellbeing of service users and carers.

Maintain accurate records and statutory documentation, contribute to quality improvement, audits and integrated working, participate in supervision and continuing professional development, support students and newly qualified staff and comply with Trust policies, procedures and professional standards.

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Discharge and Community Liaison Social Worker is a specialist practitioner within Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP) inpatient services, providing expert social work assessment, intervention and discharge coordination for older adults with functional mental health needs. Working as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, the post holder will lead on the social care aspects of admission, care planning and discharge, ensuring safe, timely and person-centred transitions from hospital to community settings. The role promotes recovery, independence, wellbeing and social inclusion through strengths-based practice while upholding the principles of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983, safeguarding legislation and least restrictive practice.

The post holder will undertake comprehensive Care Act assessments and reviews, determine eligibility for care and support, complete Carer Assessments, provide information and advice, and coordinate social care interventions required to support discharge and longer-term community living. They will undertake Mental Capacity Assessments relating to accommodation, care and support arrangements where appropriate and contribute to Best Interests decision-making processes to ensure that individuals' rights, wishes and preferences are promoted.

Acting as the key link between inpatient wards, Adult Care Services, community mental health teams, housing services, care providers, residential and nursing homes, voluntary sector organisations and other partner agencies, the post holder will coordinate and facilitate effective discharge pathways, identify and resolve barriers to discharge, and ensure continuity of care across health and social care systems. This includes arranging appropriate packages of care, Section 117 aftercare services, residential and nursing placements, supported living arrangements and community-based support to achieve positive and sustainable outcomes.

The post holder will exercise delegated adult social care responsibilities on behalf of Hertfordshire County Council under the Section 75 Partnership Agreement and act as a champion for social care within inpatient services. They will provide specialist advice and guidance to colleagues on relevant legislation, policy and best practice, including safeguarding, NHS Continuing Healthcare, ordinary residence, charging arrangements and statutory social care responsibilities. The role includes undertaking safeguarding enquiries where required, contributing to safeguarding plans and supporting risk management approaches that balance protection with personalisation, independence and positive risk-taking.

The post holder will maintain accurate and timely records, prepare professional reports and assessments, participate in supervision and continuing professional development, maintain Social Work England registration and contribute to the development of high-quality social work practice within the service. They may provide supervision, mentoring and support to newly qualified social workers and other social care staff and contribute to workforce development initiatives, including ASYE support. The role also supports service improvement and integrated working across health and social care systems to ensure older adults receive coordinated, recovery-focused and legally compliant support throughout their care journey.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• An appropriate professional social work qualification
• Education to degree level
• Registration with Social Work England
• Training in principles and application of outcomes focused assessments, personalisation and strengths-based practice
• Training and experience in Safeguarding
• Knowledge of Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and relevant mental health legislation
• Knowledge of discharge planning and social care pathways

Desirable

• Relevant post-qualifying training for social workers
• Approved Mental Health Professional/Best Interests Assessor training
• Practice Educator qualification

Experience

Essential

• Post qualification experience
• Knowledge of legislation, theory and policy in relation to older adults with functional mental health needs
• Experience of undertaking Care Act assessments, focused on personalisation, choice and control, and care planning
• Experience of undertaking Carer Assessments
• Experience of discharge planning and coordinating care arrangements

Desirable

• Experience in older adult mental health services
• Experience in mental health inpatient settings
• Experience of Section 117 aftercare, Continuing Healthcare or ordinary residence issues

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job summary

We are looking for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist wishing to take their next steps on the career ladder and looking for a new challenge. The individual needs to be proactive and enthusiastic and will be joining the Acute Respiratory and Rehab Team at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

The post holder working as part of an integrated team will work as an autonomous practitioner to provide a high standard of intervention across the speciality.

This integrated team is committed to providing highly specialist assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients within the wide variety of acute medical and surgical wards. You will be required to work alongside your colleagues as an independent practitioner in applying a high level of clinical reasoning to ensure individualised, proactive and holistic assessment and treatment planning.

Main duties of the job

As a member of both the integrated rehabilitation service and the multidisciplinary teams on the wards, excellent skills in communication are essential.

As a Band 6 therapist you will be supporting and developing rotational Band 5 therapists. The role also involves supervising unregistered therapy staff and educating therapy students on placement.

There will be opportunities for innovation and an expectation that you will be actively involved in relevant quality improvement projects to develop the Acute Respiratory and Rehabilitation team.

The integrated Rehabilitation Service aims to provide a progressive, forward thinking approach to patient care whilst able to support its staff in personal development and continued education and training.

About us

There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about the job role.

Person Specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

Essential

• B.Sc. in Occupational Therapy (3 year) or M.Sc. in Occupational Therapy (2 year) or Diploma in Occupational Therapy (3 year)
• Health and Care Professions Council registration
• Current driving licence

Desirable

• Practice Educator Course and ability to supervise under graduate Occupational Therapists
• RCOT membership

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrates experience of working within acute medical and surgical specialities
• Shows evidence of a broad range of NHS experience working as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team

Desirable

• Has a range of Occupational Therapy clinical experience which includes working in an acute setting and completing home/environmental assessments

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential

• Clinical reasoning skills
• Good knowledge of neurology, human anatomy and physiology
• Knowledge of appropriate equipment to enhance engagement in occupation
• Ability to prioritise and delegate workload and work in a pressurised working environment
• Able to demonstrate a good understanding of role of Occupational Therapy in rehabilitation

Desirable

• Specialist knowledge and application of Occupational Therapy Assessments and Interventions including Standardised Assessments and current evidence-based practice
• Management of a varied acute caseload with patients with complex multi-morbidities and frailty

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job summary

Our dedicated Rehabilitation team have an exciting opportunity for those wanting to gain experience in a fast paced and dynamic environment. Our Trust offer a fantastic array of development programmes to accelerate continued professional development.

You will be joining the Rehabilitation Service which includes Physiotherapy and un-registered staff, who are all working together with the vision of promoting therapy and patient independence across all areas of the Trust.

You will work collaboratively with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, including our community partners, to provide a holistic, patient centred Occupational Therapy service that empowers patients to achieve their goals.

You will have the opportunity to develop your skills within frailty, acute medicine, surgery, orthopaedics, and acute stroke with support from senior Occupational Therapists. You will also have the opportunity to undertake rotations within our Paediatric Team!

Each team are committed to supporting individuals with continued professional development, offering preceptorship, regular clinical and managerial supervision, and team development.

There is also an opportunity to take part in regular peer supervision, co-lead journal club and attend training sessions specifically for staff, led by senior staff.

If this sounds like the role for you, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• Full functional assessment and analysis of patients' physical presentation
• Assessments for activities of daily living which will incorporate home, work, school, and leisure activities
• Advice on energy conservation/adaptation. This includes transfers, mobility, personal care, and domestic activities
• Prescribing, and arranging provision of equipment. Educating patients and carers in safe use of equipment
• Adapting and evaluating rehabilitation treatment programmes which will include the assessment and fabrication of static hand orthoses
• Assessing patients requiring more than one member of staff for transfers
• Assessment of hoists and other patient handling equipment
• Facilitation of normal movement of upper limb
• Administering standardised assessments.

About us

There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome.

We love working here and think you will too.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about the role

Person Specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

Essential

• B.Sc. in Occupational Therapy (3 year) or M.Sc. in Occupational Therapy (2 year) or Diploma in Occupational Therapy (3 year)
• Health and Professions Council registration
• Car driver and have access to their own car

Experience

Essential

• Broad range of NHS experience and covered a variety of occupational therapy services including physical, social, community and mental health as an undergraduate or postgraduate Occupational Therapist

Desirable

• Gained clinical experience within the surgical speciality
• Gained clinical experience within the acute medical speciality

Skills, abilities, and knowledge

Essential

• Good knowledge of human anatomy and physiology
• Sound working knowledge of diagnoses and interpretation of disorders
• Ability to plan treatments and use a wide range of assessment and treatment techniques
• Ability to prioritise and delegate workload
• Committed to life-long learning and continued professional development through post-graduate education

Desirable

• Positive approach to data collection and clinical audit

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).